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Raspberry Pi Robotics Essentials
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Raspberry Pi Robotics Essentials
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Preface
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1. Configuring and Programming Raspberry Pi
Configuring Raspberry Pi – the brain of your robot
Installing the operating system
Adding a remote graphical user interface
Establishing wireless access
Programming on Raspberry Pi
Creating and running Python programs on the Raspberry Pi
An introduction to the C/C++ programming language
Summary
2. Building the Biped
Building robots that can walk
How servo motors work
Building the biped platform
Using a servo controller to control the servos
Communicating with the servo controller with a PC
Connecting the servo controller to the Raspberry Pi
Creating a program to control your biped
Summary
3. Motion for the Biped
A basic stable pose
A basic walking motion
A basic turn for the robot
Summary
4. Avoiding Obstacles Using Sensors
Connecting Raspberry Pi to an infrared sensor
Connecting Raspberry Pi to a USB sonar sensor
Summary
5. Path Planning and Your Biped
Connecting a digital compass to the Raspberry Pi
Accessing the compass programmatically
Dynamic path planning for your robot
Basic path planning
Avoiding obstacles
Summary
6. Adding Vision to Your Biped
Installing a camera on your biped robot
Installing a USB camera on Raspberry Pi
Installing RaspiCam on Raspberry Pi
Downloading and installing OpenCV – a fully featured vision library
Edge Detection and OpenCv
Color and motion finding
Summary
7. Accessing Your Biped Remotely
Adding a wireless dongle and creating an access point
Adding a joystick remote control
Adding the capability to see remotely
Summary
Index
Raspberry Pi Robotics Essentials
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Richard Grimmett
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About the Author
Richard Grimmett has more fun working on robotic projects than should be allowed. He also enjoys teaching computer science and electrical engineering at Brigham Young University, Idaho. He has a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical engineering and a PhD in leadership studies. He has written books on how to use Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and BeagleBone Black for robotics projects.
About the Reviewers
Ashwin Pajankar is a Bangalore-based engineer who wears many different hats depending on the occasion. He graduated from IIIT Hyderabad in 2012 with a master of technology degree in computer science and engineering. He has a total of 5 years of experience in the software industry, where he has worked in different domains, such as testing, data warehousing, replication, and automation. He is very well versed in DB concepts, SQL, and scripting with Bash and Python. He has earned professional certifications in products from Oracle, IBM, Informatica, and Teradata. He's also an ISTQB-certified teste...