Advanced Robotic Vehicles Programming : An Ardupilot and Pixhawk Approach / by Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Javier Gonzalez-Villela, Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes, Mauricio Mendez-Martinez, Humberto Sossa-Azuela.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mendoza-Mendoza, Julio Alberto., Author.

Gonzalez-Villela, Victor Javier., Author.

Sepulveda-Cervantes, Gabriel., Author.

Mendez-Martinez, Mauricio., Author.

Sossa-Azuela, Humberto., Author.

Series:

Technology in action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer input-output equipment.

Hardware and Maker.

Local Subjects:

Hardware and Maker.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXVIII, 439 p. 219 illus., 138 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Learn how to program robotic vehicles with ardupilot libraries and pixhawk autopilot, both of which are open source technologies with a global scope. This book is focused on quadcopters but the knowledge is easily extendable to three-dimensional vehicles such as drones, submarines, and rovers. Pixhawk and the ardupilot libraries have grown dramatically in popularity due to the fact that the hardware and software offer a real-time task scheduler, huge data processing capabilities, interconnectivity, low power consumption, and a global developer support. This book shows you how take your robotic programming skills to the next level. From hardware to software, Advanced Robotic Vehicles Programming links theory with practice in the development of unmanned vehicles. By the end of this book, you’ll learn the pixhawk software and ardupilot libraries to develop your own autonomous vehicles. You will: Model and implement elementary controls in any unmanned vehicle Select hardware and software components during the design process of an unmanned vehicle Use other compatible hardware and software development packages Understand popular scientific and technical nomenclature in the field Identify relevant complexities and processes for the operation of an unmanned vehicle.

Contents:

Part 1: Introduction

Chapter 1: Hardware and Software Description

Chapter 2: Ardupilot Working Environment

Chapter 3: Recap and Definitions

Part 2: Sequential Mode

Chapter 4: Basic Input and Output Operations

Chapter 5: Advanced Operations: Serial Communications, Data Storage, Motion Units and Basis of Time Management

Chapter 6: Application to Quadcopter Drone Control with a Smooth Flight Mode:

Part 3: Real Time Mode

Chapter 7: Real Time Working Environment

Chapter 8: Compendium of the Previous Chapters in Real Time Mode with Application Code

Appendices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781523150526

1523150521

9781484255315

1484255313

OCLC:

1164094858