From 62db1f65f66770cf047947c5b713ac57da68ac14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Andresen Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:53:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] readme updates --- README | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ README.txt | 23 ----------------------- 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) create mode 100644 README delete mode 100644 README.txt diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e0b0e77 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +README libroboint/Robo Explorer ROS Connector +========== +This is a ROS Stack to control the fischertechnik Robo Explorer with ROS using libroboint. +It works with the Navigation Stack, the Laserscan is faked by the Sonar Sensor. + +You need to use Robo Explorer with Wheels instead of Tracks because the Tracks are too inaccurate for Odometry. +I used the Wheel Setup from Mobile Robots 2. + + +Requirements: +<----------> +ROS - http://www.ros.org tested under Groovy +libroboint - http://defiant.homedns.org/~erik/ft/libft/ + + +Author: +<----------> +Erik Andresen - erik@vontaene.de + +Please contact me for bugs or any suggestions + + +Compiling/Installing: +<----------> +This is a catkin package, see generall ROS Documentation. + + +Commands: +<----------> +-When running a component (eg. rviz) remote: +# export ROS_MASTER_URI=http://192.168.0.2:11311 +# export ROS_IP=$OWN_IP +-Start Explorer: +# roslaunch explorer_configuration.launch +-Start Navigation Stack: +# roslaunch move_base.launch +-Start RViz: +# rosrun rviz rviz +-Manually setting of Translation/Rotation speed: +# rostopic pub -1 cmd_vel geometry_msgs/Twist '[0.0, 0, 0]' '[0, 0, 0.0]' diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt deleted file mode 100644 index e1fd423..0000000 --- a/README.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -Requirements: -========== -Use Robo Explorer with Wheels instead of Tracks: -Tracks are too inaccurate for Odometry. -I used the Setup from Mobile Robots 2. - -Commands: -========== --When running a component (eg. rviz) remote: -# export ROS_MASTER_URI=http://192.168.0.2:11311 -# export ROS_IP=$OWN_IP --Start Explorer: -# roslaunch explorer_configuration.launch --Start Navigation Stack: -# roslaunch move_base.launch --Start RViz: -# rosrun rviz rviz --Manually setting of Translation/Rotation speed: -# rostopic pub -1 cmd_vel geometry_msgs/Twist '[0.0, 0, 0]' '[0, 0, 0.0]' - -Notes: -========== -Laserscan is faked by the sonar sensor. -- 2.39.2