ROS Noetic Tutorials

Welcome to the ROS Noetic Tutorials repository! This repository is designed to help you learn and master ROS (Robot Operating System) Noetic using both Python and C++. We start with the basics and gradually move towards more advanced topics, including MoveIt and beyond.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Getting Started
3. Basic Concepts
   • Nodes and Topics
   • Custom Message Types
   • Services
   • Parameters
4. Intermediate Concepts
   • Actions
   • Launch Files
   • Dynamic Reconfigure
5. Advanced Concepts
   • MoveIt
   • Navigation
   • Perception
6. Example Projects
7. Contributing
8. License

Introduction

This repository contains a series of tutorials to help you learn ROS Noetic. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced developer, these tutorials will guide you through the process of building and deploying your own ROS-based applications.

Getting Started

To get started with these tutorials, you need to have ROS Noetic installed on your system. You can follow the official installation guide to set up your ROS environment.

Clone this repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/abhismirai10/ros_noetic_tutorials.git
cd ros_noetic_tutorials

Basic Concepts

Nodes and Topics

Learn how to create and manage nodes in ROS. Nodes are the basic building blocks of a ROS system. Understand how to use topics to communicate between nodes.

• Python: talker.py
• C++: talker.cpp
• Python: listener.py
• C++: listener.cpp

Custom Message Types

Learn how to create and use custom message types in ROS. Custom messages allow you to define specific data structures for communication between nodes.

• Python: msg_pub.py
• Python: msg_sub.py
• C++: msg_pub.cpp
• C++: msg_sub.cpp

Services

Discover how to create services for synchronous communication.

• Python: services/server.py
• C++: services/server.cpp

Parameters

Learn how to use parameters to configure your nodes.

• Python: parameters/param_tutorial.py
• C++: parameters/param_tutorial.cpp

Intermediate Concepts

Actions

Explore how to implement actions for long-running tasks.

• Python: actions/client.py
• C++: actions/client.cpp

Launch Files

Use launch files to start multiple nodes simultaneously.

• Launch: launch/tutorial.launch

Dynamic Reconfigure

Learn how to change parameters at runtime.

• Python: dynamic_reconfigure/server.py
• C++: dynamic_reconfigure/server.cpp

Advanced Concepts

MoveIt

Dive into MoveIt for advanced motion planning and manipulation.

• Tutorial: moveit/moveit_tutorial.md

Navigation

Implement navigation algorithms for autonomous robots.

• Tutorial: navigation/navigation_tutorial.md

Perception

Integrate perception capabilities into your ROS applications.

• Tutorial: perception/perception_tutorial.md

Example Projects

Check out these example projects that combine multiple concepts.

• Project 1: examples/project1
• Project 2: examples/project2

Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! If you have a tutorial or an improvement, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/tutorial-name).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add new tutorial').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/tutorial-name).
5. Create a new Pull Request.

License

This repository is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

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Happy coding and exploring ROS Noetic!

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