Syllabus - Programming for Robot Operating System (AB-702)

ROS Architecture & Philosophy

ROS master, nodes, Console commands, Catkin workspace and build system, Launch-files, Gazebo simulator, Programming Tools

ROS Package Structure

Integration and programming with Eclipse, ROS C++ client library (roscpp), ROS subscribers and publishers, ROS parameter server, RViz visualization

Simulating with RO System

TF Transformation System, RQT User Interface, Robot models (URDF), Simulation descriptions (SDF), Gazebo simulator

ROS services

ROS actions (actionlib), ROS time, ROS bags, Debugging strategies, Introduction to ROS2

Case Study

Using ROS in complex real-world applications.