The TurtleBot2 robot is a popular open source robotics research platform. The platform officially supports a Netbook laptop as the main computer for the robot, however, driving around with a laptop on the robot can be cumbersome. It is better to integrate a single board computer with the robot platform to allow the robot to…Read more Autonomous robot hardware setup
RealSense
Optimising the RealSense R200 camera for outdoor use
The RealSense cameras are widely used on robots which often have to venture outdoors. Using any camera outdoors can pose some challenges with glare from sunlight. The RealSense D435 camera's default settings work quite well outdoors. This is however not the case for the older R200 cameras. This tutorial outlines how to optimise the R200…Read more Optimising the RealSense R200 camera for outdoor use
Running the RealSense R200 camera with librealsense and pyrealsense legacy libraries
The legacy Intel RealSense cameras such as the R200/F200/SR300/LR200/ZR300 can be challenging to work with because support is limited. Documentation is sparse, so this tutorial provides a step by step guide for installing librealsense and pyrealsense for running the older RealSense R200 camera in ROS or natively in Python. Install librealsense The first part of…Read more Running the RealSense R200 camera with librealsense and pyrealsense legacy libraries
Using the RealSense SDK to access the camera
The RealSense SDK provides an API for accessing the camera hardware directly. Accessing the camera via the SDK locks it, until access is released. This tutorial will cover how to use the RealSense SDK for C++ development using the simple example of accessing the camera's intrinsic calibration parameters. Recall that the intrinsic camera matrix for raw…Read more Using the RealSense SDK to access the camera
How the Intel RealSense R200 camera works
The Intel RealSense R200 is a USB powered long range stereoscopic camera that can be used for robotics and HCI computer vision applications. About the camera The camera consists of two infrared and one full HD colour imaging sensors, as well as an infrared laser projection system. As a result, the camera provides three video…Read more How the Intel RealSense R200 camera works
Running Intel RealSense R200 ROS nodelet and RViz
It's finally time to connect the camera now that the UP board is set up. To connect the camera just use the cable provided in the box with the USB3 adapter already connected to the UP board. The size of the camera is impressive! It's very slim and can be attached to a surface using…Read more Running Intel RealSense R200 ROS nodelet and RViz
Getting started with the Intel RealSense Robotics Development Kit (RDK)
I’m the proud owner of an Intel Robotics Development Kit! The kit comes with a RealSense R200 3D camera, a UP board with 32GB eMMC, a USB 3 adapter, a 5V 4A power supply, USB3 and connectors. The RealSense consists of an infrared laser projection system, two infrared cameras and a full HD colour camera.…Read more Getting started with the Intel RealSense Robotics Development Kit (RDK)
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