ROS-Industrial Training Course
ROS-Industrial (ROS-I) is an open-source project that builds on ROS. It extends the capabilities of ROS to manufacturing automation and robotics.
In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to start developing with ROS-Industrial.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Install and configure ROS-Industrial
- Implement motion and path planning on ROS-I using tools such as MoveIt! and Descartes
- Create simple ROS-I applications
- Build, test, deploy, and troubleshoot a new robot with ROS-I
Audience
- Programmers
- Developers
- Engineers
Format of the course
- Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice
Note
- To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
Course Outline
Introduction to ROS-Industrial (ROS-I)
Overview of ROS-I Features and Architecture
Installing and Configuring ROS-I
Setting Up the ROS-I Development Environment
Overview of Unified Robot Description Formats (URDFs) on ROS-I
Using Interface Libraries (Drivers) on ROS-I
Tracking Coordinate Frames on ROS-I Using TF
Motion Planning on ROS-I
- MoveIt! Application
- RViz
- C++
Creating a Simple MoveIt! Application
Setting Up a New Robot with ROS-I
- Creating and Verifying a URDF
- Creating and Updating a MoveIt! Package for ROS-I
- Testing on ROS-I Simulator
Working with Descartes on ROS-I
- Descartes Architecture
- Descartes for Robotic Routing
- Descartes for Robotic Blending
- Trajectory Points on Descartes
- Overview of Descartes Path Planning
Creating a Simple Descartes Application
Working with Perception on ROS-I
- Camera Calibration
- Working with 3D Cameras and 3D Data
- Overview of Perception Processing Pipeline
- Perception Tools
Creating a Simple Perception Application
Performing Path Planning on ROS-I
Building a Perception Pipeline on ROS-I
Troubleshooting
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- Basic experience with Linux
- Basic C++ programming experience
- Basic familiarity with ROS
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I feel I get the core skills I need to understand how the ROS fits together, and how to structure projects in it.
Dan Goldsmith - Coventry University
Course - ROS: Programming for Robotics
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