Linux Robotics: Programming Smarter Robots (Tab Electronics Technician Library) - Softcover

Newman, D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007144484X ISBN 13: 9780071444842

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Tab Electronics, 2005

Synopsis

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Robotics is becoming an increasingly popular field for hobbyists and professionals alike 
The cost of the mechanics and electronics required to build a robot are low enough that almost anybody can afford it. The hardware that used to require government funding or a large university is now available to the average person. At the same time, programming is becoming a more common skill.  
This book combines the most sophisticated parts of robotics and programming to fill a real gap in available information.Most robotics books today use microcontrollers as the “brains” of the robots. This approach is fine for smaller, less expensive projects, but has serious limitations. When attempting to build a robot with sophisticated movements, navigation abilities, vision, and picture-capturing abilities, it is better to use a single board computer (SBC) such as Linux as the controller.

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Product Description

Robotics is becoming an increasingly popular field for hobbyists and professionals alike. The cost of the mechanics and electronics required to build a robot are low enough that almost anybody can afford it. The hardware that used to require government funding or a large university is now available to the average person. At the same time, programming is becoming a more common skill. This book combines the most sophisticated parts of robotics and programming to fill a real gap in available information. Most robotics books today use microcontrollers as the “brains†of the robots. This approach is fine for smaller, less expensive projects, but has serious limitations. When attempting to build a robot with sophisticated movements, navigation abilities, vision, and picture-capturing abilities, it is better to use a single board computer (SBC) such as Linux as the controller.

From the Publisher

The book will include a website featuring a Linux distribution created specifically for use with robotics

A sample robot, 'Zeppo,' will be used to illustrate all examples throughout the book. (The author is working to make the body parts available in a kit, to be sold elsewhere, with the help of Gordon McComb.)

All the software for the book will be included and released under as free a license as is allowed

All circuit examples will be diagrammed on a solderless breadboard (no tools required), with the design readily released as well

A complete set of Behavioral Programming and Neural Network classes (in Java, C, and C++) will be shown, and made available

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Tab Electronics
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 007144484X
• ISBN 13: 9780071444842
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312