Professional Microsoft robotics developer studio
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Professional Microsoft robotics developer studio
（Programmer to programmer）
Wiley, c2008
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Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (MRDS) offers an exciting new wayto program robots in the Windows environment. With key portions of the MRDS code available in source form, it is readily extensible and offers numerous opportunities for programmers and hobbyists. This comprehensive book illustrates creative ways to use the tools and libraries in MRDS so you can start building innovative new robotics applications. The book begins with a brief overview of MRDS and then launches into MRDS concepts and takes a look at fundamental code patterns that can be used in MRDS programming. You'll work through examples-all in C#-of common tasks, including an examination of the physics features of the MRDS simulator. As the chapters progress, so does the level of difficulty and you'll gradually evolve from navigating a simple robot around a simulated course to controlling simulated and actual robotic arms, and finally, to an autonomous robot that runs with an embedded PC or PDA.
What you will learn from this book* How to program in the multi-threaded environment provided by the concurrency and coordination runtime* Suggestions for starting and stopping services, configuring services, and packaging your services for deployment* Techniques for building new services from scratch and then testing them* How to build your own simulated environments and robots using the Visual Simulation Environment* What robots are supported under MRDS and how to select one for purchase Who this book is for This book is for programmers who are interested in becoming proficient in the rapidly growing field of robotics. All examples featured in the book are in C#, which is the preferred language for MRDS.
Table of Contents
Foreword. Introduction. Part I: Robotics Developer Studio Fundamentals. Chapter 1: Exploring Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio. Chapter 2: Concurrency and Coordination Runtime (CCR). Chapter 3: Decentralized Software Services (DSS). Chapter 4: Advanced Service Concepts. Part II: Simulations. Chapter 5: The MRDS Visual Simulation Environment. Chapter 6: Extending the MRDS Visual Simulation Environment. Chapter 7: Using Orchestration Services to Build a Simulation Scenario. Chapter 8: Simulating Articulated Entities. Chapter 9: Adventures in Simulation. Part III: Visual Programming Language. Chapter 10: Microsoft Visual Programming Language Basics. Chapter 11: Visually Programming Robots. Chapter 12: Visual Programming Examples. Part IV: Robotics Hardware. Chapter 13: Using MRDS with Robotics Hardware. Chapter 14: Remotely Controlling a Mobile Robot. Chapter 15: Using a Robotic Arm. Chapter 16: Autonomous Robots. Chapter 17: Writing New Hardware Services. Index.
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