Robotic Resources
3DR Resources
The default settings for the 900MHz radio are alright for general hobby-grade activity, but it is tuned for low power (short-range) and has latency issues. There are a lot of parameters you can tune to improve performance.
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The PixHawk is our lab's autopilot of choice for flying vehicles, and can be adapted for ground vehicles. the PixHawk is both an active project and a product, with a strong 3DR community documenting the system.
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MavLink is the highest level of communication protocol we use. ROSCopter, a ROS library, is often used to interface Python scripts, ROS, and Mavlink together.
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For testing code without running on hardware, use this resource to set up a hardware in the loop test.
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GIT Resources
The lab has historically used GitHub or a private server with Tortoise SVN in order to document and control all versions of active projects
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Ubuntu Resources
If you are new to a Linux-based operating system, it is recommended that you briefly review how to use your new OS. Many of our projects, including those that are ROS-based, will depend on having at least a running Ubuntu partition on your machine.
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Eclipse is a JAVA-based programming GUI
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ROS Resources
ROS is a useful tool for interfacing code with hardware. Allowing you to read data and write commands upon multiple threads all at once, ROS is used in many of our present projects and is likely to be used in future projects as well.
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This is a download page for our robot and world simulator of choice, Gazebo
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Useful paper which simulates a quadrotor in a virtual environment
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General Resources
Please review before developing presentations for conferences or meetings
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