tether_manager

The tether_manager package contains a node counting the number of turns the robot has made since the beginning of its mission.

Installation

Installing ROS

First of all, intall ROS on your computer (using Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 is recommended). See ROS Installation for more information.

You should also install the following dependencies: sudo apt install git build-essential python-pip

Preparing your workspace

Then, create a ROS workspace:

cd $HOME
mkdir -p Dev/ros_ws/src && cd Dev/ros_ws/src
catkin_init_workspace

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/forssea-robotics/tether_manager.git

Install its dependencies:

rosdep install --from-paths ./ -i -r -y

And build your ROS workspace:

cd ..
catkin_make

Instructions

See the pdf file included in this repository.