Koubâa, Anis2017-07-132016978-3-319-26052-5http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/10023Since its online publication on February 10, 2016, there has been a total of 49,471 chapter downloads on SpringerLink. This means the book was one of the top 25% most downloaded eBooks in the relevant SpringerLink eBook Collection in 2016.The objective of this book is to provide the reader with a comprehensive coverage on the Robot Operating Systems (ROS) and latest related systems, which is currently considered as the main development framework for robotics applications. The book includes twenty-seven chapters organized into eight parts. Part 1 presents the basics and foundations of ROS. In Part 2, four chapters deal with navigation, motion and planning. Part 3 provides four examples of service and experimental robots. Part 4 deals with real-world deployment of applications. Part 5 presents signal-processing tools for perception and sensing. Part 6 provides software engineering methodologies to design complex software with ROS. Simulations frameworks are presented in Part 7. Finally, Part 8 presents advanced tools and frameworks for ROS including multi-master extension, network introspection, controllers and cognitive systems. This book will be a valuable companion for ROS users and developers to learn more ROS capabilities and features.engRoboticsAutomationComputational IntelligenceArtificial Intelligencebook10.1007/978-3-319-26054-9