English | 2018 | ISBN: 1783987448 | 475 pages | PDF | 40.19 MB

Leverage the power of ROS to build exciting collaborative robots.
Key Features
Delve into an open source, meta-operating system for your robot
Get acquainted with tools and libraries for building and running code on multiple platforms
Use Gazebo to model your robot and create a virtual environment

Book Description
This book will leverage the power of ROS with an introduction to its core and advanced concepts through exciting recipes. You will get acquainted with the use of different synchronous and asynchronous communication methods, including messages, services, and actions. You will learn how to use the various debugging and visualization tools used in development and how to interface sensors and actuators with the ROS framework.

Firstly, you will get to grips with ROS simulation frameworks, such as Gazebo and RotorS for modeling and simulating any physical robot and virtual environment. You will also cover mobile robotics, micro-aerial vehicles, and robotic arms, which are the leading branches of robotic applications. Robot Operating System Cookbook will also guide you in the development of an autonomous navigation framework for both mobile robots and micro-aerial vehicles.

Finally, you will explore ROS-Industrial, an open source project that extends the advanced capabilities of ROS software to manufacturing industries.

What you will learn
Explore advanced concepts, such as ROS pluginlib, nodelets, and actionlib
Work with ROS visualization, profiling, and debugging tools
Gain experience in robot modeling and simulation using Gazebo
Understand the ROS Navigation Stack for mobile robots
Configure a MoveIt! package for a manipulator robot
Develop an autonomous navigation framework for MAV using ORB SLAM and MoveIt
Integrate sensors, actuators, and robots into the ROS ecosystem
Get acquainted with the ROS-Industrial package with hardware support, capabilities, and applications

Who This Book Is For
If you're a researcher or engineer with an interest in the problems, solutions, and future research issues that you may encounter in the development of robotic applications, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of C++ and Python programming with the GNU/Linux environment is strongly recommended to assist with understanding the key concepts covered in the book.

Table of Contents
Getting Started with ROS
ROS Architecture and Concepts-I
ROS Architecture and Concepts- II
ROS Visualization and Debugging Tools
Access the Sensors and Actuators through the ROS
Robot Modeling and Simulation
Mobile Robot in ROS
Robotic Arm in ROS
Micro Aerial Vehicle in ROS
ROS-Industrial (ROS-I)