DDS for Robotics Course - Python

Learn how DDS works for ROS2-based robots.

Course Summary

Learn how DDS works for ROS2-based robots and solve DDS-related problems when your robotics system is not working.

What you will learn

Learn how DDS works for ROS2-based robots and solve DDS-related problems when your robotics system is not working.

Course Overview

Introduction

Introduction to DDS for Robotics course.

Linux Networking

Introduction to basics of Linux networking.

Network Analysis with Wireshark

Use wireshark to analyze a network and understand how RTPS packets are travelling.

DDS as ROS 2 Middleware

Introduction to DDS as the middleware of ROS 2.

DDS Use Case: TurtleBot 4

This unit studies the practical case of the DDS network in a popular open source robot: the TurtleBot 4.

DDS Discovery

Introduction of discovery traffic and the limitations it imposes on wireless DDS networks.

DDS XML Configuration Files

Learn how to configure DDS settings in both CycloneDDS and Fast DDS using an XML configuration file.

Zenoh

Introduction to Zenoh. Learn how to fix DDS issues with Zenoh.

Vulcanexus

A look into Vulcanexus and the tools it provides to alleviate DDS issues.

Project - Section 1

Project - Section 2

Project - Section 3

Teachers

Rodrigo Gonzalez

Head of Robotics at The Construct