/maidbot_interview

The following project is inspired by a MaidBot Code Project Interview

Primary LanguageCMake

MaidBot Interview Take Home Project

Author: Selma Wanna

email: slwanna@utexas.edu

Table of Contents

  1. About
  2. Installation
  3. How to Run

About

This project will launch an odometry node which will move an imaginary robot in a circle. As the robot moves in a circle, it will capture fake lidar data. Rviz will be launched along with the fake odometry and lidar nodes to visualize the concept.

Installation

  1. Navigate to your home directory and type

    git clone https://github.com/SouLeo/maidbot_interview.git

  2. Compile the packages

    cd ~/maidbot_interview
catkin build

  3. Adjust your bashrc

    cd ~/
vi ~/.bashrc

    Write the following at the end of the file

    source ~/maidbot_interview/devel/setup.bash

How to Run

  1. Make sure your environment is properly sourced 
    source ~/maidbot_interview/devel/setup.bash
  2. Launch the full system 
    roslaunch full_sys full_sys.launch