/simple_drive

A simple ROS robot drive system.

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A simple robot drive system that includes skid steering joystick teleoperation, control of a panning servo to look around the robot, and Arduino firmware.

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simple_drive

Quick Start

  1. Install:
$ sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-simple-drive
  1. Launch ROS nodes:
$ roslaunch simple_drive drive_teleop.launch joy_dev:=/dev/input/js0
$ roslaunch simple_drive cmd_vel_mux.launch
$ roslaunch simple_drive simple_drive.launch serial_dev:=/dev/ttyACM0

OR all-in-one launch:
$ roslaunch simple_drive drive.launch

  1. Install the drive_firmware onto a microcontroller connected to motors and wheels.

  2. Drive your robot around.

Full documentation on wiki: http://wiki.ros.org/simple_drive