Welcome to Formulas and Vehicles’ Documentation!

Overview and Concept

• Class Overview
  • General Information
  • Format and Schedule
  • Registration
• Concepts
  • Keywords
  • Hardware Architecture
• Target Audience

Installation and Setup

• Linux Terminal
  • Open a Terminal
  • Cook Delicious Copy-Pasta
  • Autocompletion
  • Quit Running Commands/Programs
  • Entering Passwords
  • Use The History
  • Further Readings
• Install Ubuntu
  • Prepare Your Disk Partition
  • Create A Bootable USB stick
  • Disable Fast Startup
  • Disable Secure Boot
  • Boot From Ubuntu USB Stick
  • Start The Installation Wizard
  • Some Convenience Features
• Virtual Machine
  • Troubleshooting
• Prepare the Shell
  • Preface
  • Installation
  • Useful Hints
• Install ROS
  • Preparation
  • Installation
  • A Brief Test
• Workspace Setup
  • Create the Structure
  • 1. “ros2_underlay” workspace
  • 2. “ros2” workspace
  • Check .zshrc file
  • Final Check
• IDE Setup
  • What is an IDE
  • Installation
  • VS Code Project Configuration
  • Open the Workspace
  • Useful Hints
• Start The Simulation

Tutorials and Resources

• The Robot
  • Thruster Configuration
  • Available Sensors
• Tutorials
  • ROS Package
  • ROS Launch Setup
  • Names and Namespaces
  • ROS Nodes: Subscribing and Checking Connections
  • Real-Time Plotting
  • Bag File Plotting
  • Dynamic Reconfigure
  • Lab Workflow
• Troubleshooting
  • What You Should Try First
  • I cannot run my node!
• FAQ
  • How to Compute Time Differences in ROS?
• Updating
• ROS Resources
  • ROS Tutorials
  • ROS Concepts
  • Visualization Tools
  • Recording and playing back data
  • Coordinate Transformations
  • Messages
  • ROS Logger
  • Installing additional Packages
  • Additional Stuff

Assignment Support

• Assignment 1
  • Get the Template
  • The Nodes Explained
  • The Launch File
  • Get Going
  • Additional Notes
• Assignment 2
  • Install Dependencies
  • New Simulation Launch Files
  • Template Package
  • The Distance Sensor
  • Hints on the Controllers
  • Additional Notes
• Kalman Filter: Depth-Estimator Example
  • Download the Code
  • Open the Notebook
• Final Project
  • Install Dependencies
  • Template Package
  • Launch the Project
  • Scenario Description
  • Structural Overview
  • Provided Nodes
  • Rviz
• Final Event
  • Modify the Setup
  • Run the Code

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page