Akhil (team lead)
This document describes how to download the package and use it. For details on the algorithm please refer to the wiki
- If not already installed, install the camera package in ROS
$ sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-usb-cam
- If not already installed, install opencv
$ sudo apt-get install libopencv-dev python-opencv
- Clone this git repository
$ git clone git@github.com:amkurup/object_trcaking.git
- change working directory to the clones repository
cd <path to repository>
- Source the path variable and the remote jackal script (we have used jackal3)
$ source devl/setup.bash
$ source remote-jackal.sh jackal3
- Launch the joystick launch file
$ roslaunch object_tracking joystick.launch
(All other launch files are for individual modules and need not be used! They were/will be used for debugging or testing individual modules)
- To start the tracking code, press the circle on the joystick. Pressing X should stop the tracking and circle should restart it.