MRC/Tutorials

In here, one can find the programs that are going to be used for this course and the proper way of operating them. If one encounters a problem/error, this is typically resolved in the tutorial. If not, then one can also consult the FAQ.

1. Introduction
2. Installing Ubuntu
3. Customizing Ubuntu
4. Do the following C++ tutorials:
   1. cplusplus.com: up to and including Name visibility
   2. MIT's Introduction to C++: up to and including Classes
   • Remarks:
     • For now, use a simple editor such as gedit (the ubuntu version of Notepad). We will install a more advanced editor (IDE - Integrated Development Environment) later.
     • Once you have saved your C++ program (e.g. as example.cpp), it can be compiled from a terminal using:

       g++ example.cpp -o example

       and run with

       ./example

5. Installing the EMC environment
6. Setting up your project
7. Setting up an IDE
8. Setting up the PICO simulator
9. Towards an autonomous robot
10. Obtaining laser, odometry, and control effort data
11. Sharing your project through git
12. Testing on the real robot and recording data
13. Full Example
14. Additional OpenCV
15. Wall following code example
16. JSON Parsing