Learning Robotics using Python: Design, simulate, program, and prototype an autonomous mobile robot using ROS, OpenCV, PCL, and Python - Softcover

Lentin Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788623312 ISBN 13: 9781788623315

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Design, simulate, and program interactive robots

Key Features

• Design, simulate, build, and program an interactive autonomous mobile robot
• Leverage the power of ROS, Gazebo, and Python to enhance your robotic skills
• A hands-on guide to creating an autonomous mobile robot with the help of ROS and Python

Book Description

Robot Operating System (ROS) is one of the most popular robotics software frameworks in research and industry. It has various features for implementing different capabilities in a robot without implementing them from scratch.

This book starts by showing you the fundamentals of ROS so you understand the basics of differential robots. Then, you'll learn about robot modeling and how to design and simulate it using ROS. Moving on, we'll design robot hardware and interfacing actuators. Then, you'll learn to configure and program depth sensors and LIDARs using ROS. Finally, you'll create a GUI for your robot using the Qt framework.

By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a clear idea of how to integrate and assemble everything into a robot and how to bundle the software package.

What you will learn

• Design a differential robot from scratch
• Model a differential robot using ROS and URDF
• Simulate a differential robot using ROS and Gazebo
• Design robot hardware electronics
• Interface robot actuators with embedded boards
• Explore the interfacing of different 3D depth cameras in ROS
• Implement autonomous navigation in ChefBot
• Create a GUI for robot control

Who This Book Is For

This book is for those who are conducting research in mobile robotics and autonomous navigation. As well as the robotics research domain, this book is also for the robot hobbyist community. You're expected to have a basic understanding of Linux commands and Python.

Table of Contents

1. Getting started with ROS
2. Understanding basics of differential robots
3. Modeling the Differential Drive Robot
4. Simulating a Differential Drive Robot Using ROS
5. Designing ChefBot Hardware and Circuits
6. Interfacing Actuators and Sensors to the Robot Controller
7. Interfacing Vision Sensors with ROS
8. Building ChefBot Hardware and the Integration of Software
9. Designing a GUI for a Robot Using Qt and Python
10. Assessments

About this title

About the Author

Lentin Joseph is an author and robotics entrepreneur from India. He runs a robotics software company called Qbotics Labs in India. He has 7 years of experience in the robotics domain primarily in ROS, OpenCV, and PCL.

He has authored four books in ROS, namely, Learning Robotics using Python, Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming, ROS Robotics Projects, and Robot Operating System for Absolute Beginners.

He is currently pursuing his master's in Robotics from India and is also doing research at Robotics Institute, CMU, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1788623312
• ISBN 13: 9781788623315
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 280