I think this can also be of interest to the Openmoko community.
Am 19.04.2011 um 09:46 schrieb Jan Tuennermann: > Ron, > > thanks for forwarding. ROS (Robot Operating System) is a kind of meta > operating system. It does not really handle OS functions, also it is not real > time. It's a great concept that boosts development in the robotic area. It is > based on a publisher / subscriber paradigm; you implement your software as > node which will publish and receive messages. For example, if you wrap a face > detection algorithm or something in a ROS-node, it would subscribe to image > messages and probably publish a custom message with coordinates of a face, or > maybe another image with the face marked. This node can now receive images > from any node that publishes images. For example, a webcam-node. Or a node > that loads test-data from hard drive or maybe from a 3D-Simulator. Also, > there are a lot of components that already come with ROS. So if we wanted to > display the image with the face marked in it, we would just need to make an > image_view node (comes with ROS) to subscribe our images. More complex > components can display 3D point-clouds (for example from a laser range > finder), etc. ROS nodes register with a master and they don't need to be on > the same machine, as they can communicate over network. > > Right now I'm trying to get a gpsd_client node to run on the OpenMoko. On a > remote PC a gpsd_viewer node will run, subscribing gpsFix messages which it > will use to display the Moko's location in a map from the OpenStreetMap > project. I'm planning to connect the Moko to a micro- controler which then > controls a RC-car. I tested this before, so I'm optimistic that I will get it > working. When it works I might add a X-Box kinnect, which is already > supported by ROS to capture 2D and 3D visual information to enable the RC-car > for autonomous driving. > > best regards, > Jan > > > > > > Am 19.04.2011 01:14, schrieb Ron K. Jeffries: >> >> sending this item along seen on the ROS list. >> >> Not sure if OpenMoko folks have already seen it. >> >> A future board similar to SIE nee SAKC would >> benefit from a real time OS. This one [ROS] >> appears to be open and free and widely supported. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Jan Tuennermann <tuennerm...@get.uni-paderborn.de> >> To: ros-us...@code.ros.org >> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:28:02 +0200 >> Subject: [ros-users] ROS running on Neo Freerunner >> Hi everyone, >> >> I spent some time on the weekend to get ROS diamondback running on the >> OpenMoko smart phone Neo Freerunner. With it's WiFi, GPS, Accelerometers >> and Linux capabilities it might be an alternative for robot projects where a >> netbook is to large or to heavy. >> >> I put an installation guide here: http://www.ros.org/wiki/freerunner >> >> I was not really sure where to put it, as it is not really a tutorial and >> also no stack description. So if the place is inappropriate, it would be >> nice if someone could move it. >> >> Jan >> >> --- >> Ron K. Jeffries >> http://ronkjeffries.pen.io >> >> >> >> > > > -- > M.Sc. Jan T U E N N E R M A N N _________________________________ > > University of Paderborn > > Faculty of Computer Science > Electrical Engineering and Mathematics > GET Lab > > phone: +49/ (0)5251/ 60 - 2219 Pohlweg 47-49 > fax: +49/ (0)5251/ 60 - 3238 D-33098 Paderborn > > Faculty of Cultural Sciences > Department of Psychology > PsyLab > > phone: +49/ (0)5251/ 60 - 2907 Warburger Straße 100 > fax: +49/ (0)5251/ 60 - 3528 D-33098 Paderborn > > email: tuennerm...@get.uni-paderborn.de > _______________________________________________ > Qi Hardware Discussion List > Mail to list (members only): discuss...@lists.en.qi-hardware.com > Subscribe or Unsubscribe: > http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
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