ROS Applications

Feedback Control of a ROS-Enabled Robot

Use Simulink® to control a simulated robot running in a separate ROS-based simulator.

Feedback Control of a ROS-Enabled Robot Over ROS 2

This example shows you how to use Simulink® to control a simulated robot running in a Gazebo® robot simulator over ROS 2 network.

Fusion of Radar and Lidar Data Using ROS

Perform track-level sensor fusion on recorded lidar sensor data for a driving scenario recorded on a rosbag.

Automated Parking Valet with ROS in MATLAB

This example shows how to distribute the Automated Parking Valet (Automated Driving Toolbox) application among various nodes in a ROS network.

Sign Following Robot with ROS in MATLAB

This example shows you how to use MATLAB® to control a simulated robot running on a separate ROS-based simulator over a ROS network.

Generate a Standalone ROS Node from MATLAB®

This example shows how to generate C++ code for a standalone ROS node from a MATLAB function.

MATLAB Programming for Code Generation

This example shows the recommended workflow for generating a standalone executable from MATLAB® code that contains ROS interfaces.

Gazebo

Get Started with Gazebo and a Simulated TurtleBot

This example shows how to set up the Gazebo® simulator engine.

Add, Build, and Remove Objects in Gazebo

This example explores more in-depth interaction with the Gazebo® Simulator from MATLAB®.

Apply Forces and Torques in Gazebo

This example illustrates a collection of ways to apply forces and torques to models in the Gazebo® simulator.

Test Robot Autonomy in Simulation

This example explores MATLAB® control of the Gazebo® Simulator.

TurtleBot

Get Started with a Real TurtleBot

This example shows how to connect to a TurtleBot® using the MATLAB® ROS interface.

Get Started with Gazebo and a Simulated TurtleBot

This example shows how to set up the Gazebo® simulator engine.

Communicate with the TurtleBot

This example introduces the TurtleBot® platform and the ways in which MATLAB® users can interact with it.

Explore Basic Behavior of the TurtleBot

This example helps you to explore basic autonomy with the TurtleBot®.

Control the TurtleBot with Teleoperation

This example shows keyboard control of the TurtleBot® through the use of the ExampleHelperTurtleBotCommunicator class.

Obstacle Avoidance with TurtleBot and VFH

This example shows how to use a TurtleBot® with Vector Field Histograms (VFH) to perform obstacle avoidance when driving a robot in an environment.

Track and Follow an Object

In this example, you explore autonomous behavior that incorporates the Kinect® camera.