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Drive the Robot with GUI_Command
Description: This tutorial discusses the process by which one can test out their setup by running a program to drive the robot.Tutorial Level: BEGINNER
Contents
Getting the Code
First we need to clone the code from the vanderbilt-ros-pkg. If you have already done so to make use of the p2os_enableMotor node, then you may disregard this step.
roscd && cd ../src git clone https://github.com/allenh1/vanderbilt-ros-pkg source ../devel/setup.bash
Running The Node
We will now bring up the robot and enable the motors. First, build the necessary packages.
rosmake p2os_enableMotor rosmake gui_command
Now we bring up the robot and enable the motors.
roslaunch p2os_launch pioneerMasterLaunchFile.launch rosrun p2os_enableMotor enableMotor
And now we drive the robot:
roscd gui_command rosrun gui_command gui_command
A window should appear. You can click the buttons and, if all is well, drive the robot around.
