March 2018
Intermediate to advanced
1396 pages
42h 14m
English
book
ROS Programming: Building Powerful Robots
by Anil Mahtani, Luis Sanchez, Enrique Fernandez, Aaron Martinez, Lentin Joseph
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Using the IMU - Xsens MTi
In the following image, you can see the Xsens MTi, which is the sensor used in this section:
Xsens Mti
Xsens IMU is a typical inertial sensor that you can find in a robot. In this section, you will learn how to use it in ROS and how to use the topics published by the sensor.
You can use a lot of IMU devices with ROS such as the Razor IMU that we have used before. In this section, we will use the Xsens IMU, which is necessary to install the right drivers. But if you want to use MicroStrain 3DM-GX2 or Wiimote with Wii Motion Plus, you need to download the following drivers:
The drivers for the MicroStrain 3DM-GX2 IMU ...