Summer course on ROS framework 2013

Sponsored by project FP7-ICT-2011-9-601033 (MOnarCH)

Dates and location

• 23-26 July 2013
• LSDC1, 5th floor, North Tower (IST)
• 14h-19h
• limited to 30 atendees

Summary

This short course will introduce the Robot Operating System (ROS) middleware, together with a short introduction to Python, C++, and GNU/Linux, being relevant resources for effective use of ROS. Python is a powerful high-level language, being particularly effective for rapid prototyping. C++ is one of the most widely used programming languages in use. And GNU/Linux is an open source operating system widely in use, capable of running in a wide range of devices (from embedded devices up to mainframe clusters).

The course is targeted to everyone with programming proficiency in C and knowledge of the object programming paradigm. It will have a strong practical component, since it will combine expository with hands-on sessions.

Program

• Day 1 -- GNU/Linux operating system
• Day 2 -- C++ language
• Day 3 -- Python language
• Day 4 -- Robot Operating System (ROS)

Organization and contact

• Rodrigo Ventura <rodrigo.ventura@isr.ist.utl.pt>
• João Reis <joaocgreis@gmail.com>

Course materials

• Introduction to ROS (slides)
• GNU/Linux (lecture notes)
• C++ and C++ for ROS (links)
• C++ Slides (topics to explore)
• Example C++ ROS Node
• Python and ROS (slides)

• ROS packages part 2 and ROS overview part 1 (slides)