Example Applications
In this section, we introduce applications domains where ROS-Mobile is currently used.
An area of increasing importance in the last decade is the field of low-cost robotics. Robots such as lawn mowers or vacuum cleaners are used ubiquitously in households and work exclusively in closed environments, e.g. on a lawn or in an
apartment. We develop low cost sensors, mapping and path planning algorithms for such robots, which are tested in real garden scenarios using the ROS-Mobile application. Among other things, the joystick node and the SSH connection has been used intensively.
The A-DRZ project investigates the use of robot systems for civil terrestrial danger prevention in inhospitable
environments. As part of the A-DRZ, we explore the use of intelligent ASV and quadrocopters for fast detection of hazardous substances and flooding. For testing these robotic exploration approaches in realistic outdoor environments, the ROS-Mobile application is used for remote control and visualization.
Intelligent navigation and information services will make the visit in hospitals a better experience. In the MIRANA project we build the software that enable robots to guide humans autonomously in the healthcare environment. We are starting with the software solution for SLAM in hospital buildings, speaker tracking and speech recognition and synthesis. To that end, we are using the personal transporter robot from Segway Robotics and developing applications on the Segway Robot platform. For visualization during the testing of the different approaches, we use the ROS-Mobile application.