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[ROS Q&A] How to convert quaternions to Euler angles

by Ricardo Tellez | Oct 18, 2017 | ROS Q&A

About In this tutorial, we are going to answer a question found at ROS answers - How to convert quaternions to Euler angles? We'll explain this with the following example in ROS Development Studio (ROSDS), where you can easily follow the steps and understand how to...

ROS Q&A | How to retrieve the robot name from the URDF file?

by Ruben Alves | Oct 17, 2017 | ROS Q&A

Q: How to retrieve the robot name from the URDF file? A: This can be accomplished by loading a URDF file, parsing it and calling the getName() method of the C++ Urdf model. To see how to load and parse a URDF file, you can follow the Parse a urdf file tutorial ...

ROS Q&A | Use different message types

by Miguel Angel | Oct 16, 2017 | ROS Q&A

Learn how to detect the message type and create multiple input message type functions: https://answers.ros.org/question/60281/how-to-get-massage-type-in-rospy/ Q:How to get massage type in rospy? A:The cleanest way is to use: `msg._type` Here I leave an example...

ROS Q&A | How to know the Pose of a robot (Python) ?

by Alberto Ezquerro | Oct 9, 2017 | ROS Q&A

Here you have an example of how to read the Pose of a robot in Python, answering a question made in ROS Answers Q: Hello ! I want to know the pose of turtlebot (x,y,z, z rotation) respect to the point from which it started. What is the best way to do that in...

Worldwide ROS Events

by Yuhong Lin | Oct 6, 2017 | ROS Q&A

This article shares all Non-profit ROS Evens around the world to promote the exchange ideas and communication between ROS learners. The largest and most active ROS Meetups in the world 1. Silicon Valley Robotics Host City: Silicon Valley, San Francisco About:...