Setup robot bringup

This use-case describes how to set up a robot bringup package using scripts from ROS Team Workspace (RosTeamWS) framework. The package follows as far as possible best practices for robot support packages from ROS-Industrial consortia. (This has to be verified!)

Script for Setting up a Bringup Package

setup-robot-bringup script accepts the robot name and the robot description package name. The package name is obtained from the ‘package.xml’ file.

Note

it is recommended to setup your package using setup-new-package script.

Warning

The script has to be executed from the folder where the package should be generated.

The scripts copies template files from the templates/robot_bringup folder, renames the files, and replaces the placeholders.

Usage of script for setting up the robot bringup.
setup-robot-bringup ROBOT_NAME DESCRIPTION_PKG_NAME

After all files are copied and placeholders set, changes are automatically staged in git.