Concise Introduction to Robot Programming With Ros2

A Concise Introduction to Robot Programming with ROS2 provides the reader with the concepts and tools necessary to bring a robot to life through programming. It will equip the reader with the skills necessary to undertake projects in ROS2, the new version of ROS.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
First Steps First Behavior: Avoiding Obstacles with Finite States Machines
The TF Subsystem
Reactive Behaviors
Programming Robot Behaviors with Behavior Trees
Appendix: Source Code
Bibliography

About the author

Francisco Martín Rico, Doctor Engineer in Robotics, is an Associate Professor at the Rey Juan Carlos University, where he leads the Intelligent Robotics Lab and teaches courses on Software Architectures and Middlewares for Robots, Mobile Robotics, Planning or Cognitive Systems. He is a reputed member of the ROS community, authoring and contributing to reference packages like ROS2 Planning System (Plansys2) and Nav2. He recently received the Best ROS Developer 2022 award.

Summary

A Concise Introduction to Robot Programming with ROS2 provides the reader with the concepts and tools necessary to bring a robot to life through programming. It will equip the reader with the skills necessary to undertake projects in ROS2, the new version of ROS.

Product details

• Authors: Francisco Martin Rico, Francisco Martín Rico
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781032264653
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3226465-3
• No. of pages: 252
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 256 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Print on demand
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, COMPUTERS / Computer Science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Robotics, COMPUTERS / Programming / General, COMPUTERS / Programming / Algorithms, COMPUTERS / Programming / Games, COMPUTERS / Computer Engineering, Information technology: general topics, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General, Digital and Information technology: general topics