Erle-Rover

ROS Software Maintainer: Erle Robotics

Overview

Erle-Rover is a Linux-based Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) that uses the Robot Operating System (ROS) and the APM:Rover APM:Rover autopilot.

Erle-Rover is powered by Erle-brain Linux autopilot which includes ROS and communicates with the flight software using the mavros ROS package.

Installation

ROS Indigo comes preinstalled in the Erle-Brain 2, the flight computer contained in Erle-Rover.

ROS Packages

• mavros

• ros_erle_buzzer

• ros_erle_statusled

• ros_erle_pwm

• ros_erle_ubled

Simulation

This section explains how to use ROS/Gazebo simulator to simulate Erle-Rover. The main characteristics of the simulation are:

• Simulation stability and deterministic UAV response (step lock mechanism)
• Simplified ROS/Gazebo simulation launch, fully configurable through arguments to the well-used SITL launch script, sim_vehicle.sh
• Integration of the GPS sensor provided by Hector's plugin

• Georeferenced overlay map image on MavProxy, to better assess the UAV position relative to its simulated environment

• Tutorial 1: Controlling Erle-Rover using MAVProxy

• Tutorial 2: Obstacle Avoidance

• Tutorial 3: Line Follower

• Tutorial 4: SLAM with hector_mapping

Robot Blockly

Robot Blockly is a ROS package that provides web-based visualization and block programming tools for robots and drones. Several blocks have been released in order to use them under Erle-Rover, integrating different functionalities and sensors.

More information, tutorials ... at Erle Robotics Official Documentation

Documentation

Erle-Rover

• Erle-Rover Index (English)

Erle-Copter

• Erle Copter Documentation Index (English)

• Erle-Copter Assembly Instruction (English)

• Erle-Copter Assembly Instruction (Spanish)

• Assembly instructions – Legs (English)

Erle-Brain

• Erle-Brain Operation manual (English)

Erle-Spider

• Erle-Spider Documentation Index

PXFmini Autopilot shield

• PXFmini Documentation Index

Erle Robotics maintains a Documentation that mean to instruct how to use their technology.

A video series about how to code autonomous behaviors for drones with this technology is available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL39WpgKDjDfVfiNVG47DBi93wsh2XHKVO.

Getting Help

Post in our forum at http://forum.erlerobotics.com/.

Purchase

Erle-Rover is available through the Erle Robotics store.