Additional Scripts

This section covers additional scripts that complement the functionality of the system nodes, enhancing the robot’s navigation and data processing capabilities.

Bug Algorithm Script (bug_as.py)

Description: Manages the robot’s navigation and obstacle avoidance, subscribing to ‘/odom’ for odometry data and ‘/scan’ for laser scan data.

Key Features:

• Navigation and obstacle avoidance

• Subscribing to odometry and laser scan data

Usage:

rosrun assignment_2_2023 bug_as.py

Go-to-Point Service (go_to_point_service.py)

Description: Enables the robot to autonomously navigate to specified target locations, listening to odometry data to determine its current position and orientation.

Key Features:

• Autonomous navigation to target locations

• Listening to odometry data

Usage:

rosrun assignment_2_2023 go_to_point_service.py

Wall Following Service (wall_follow_service.py)

Description: Equips the robot with wall-following capabilities, processing laser scan data to navigate around obstacles.

Key Features:

• Wall-following navigation

• Processing laser scan data

Usage:

rosrun assignment_2_2023 wall_follow_service.py