ball_chaser

ROS package that processes image published by my_robot and publishes on topic \cmd_vel which commands my_robot to move contains to nodes

• process_image
• drive_bot

How to Launch the simulation?

Clone the workspace in your prefered location

$ cd /home/workspace
$ git clone https://github.com/Punit1024/GO_CHASE_IT.git my_robot

Build the packages

$ cd /home/workspace/catkin_ws/ 
$ catkin_make

After building the package, source your environment

$ cd /home/workspace/catkin_ws/
$ source devel/setup.bash

Make sure to check and install any missing dependencies

$ rosdep install -i my_robot

Once the package has been built, you can launch the simulation environment using

$ roslaunch my_robot world.launch

Inside another terminal launch ball_chaser nodes

$ cd /home/workspace/catkin_ws/
$ source devel/setup.bash
$ roslaunch ball_chaser ball_chaser.launch

How to command robot ?

There is a model of white ball, outside office building in Gazebo, you can drag the ball around and the robot will chase it, if it's in the range of camera vision