Digital Tools

The module contains general programming terms and information touches upon application-oriented programming of mobile robots. The courses teaches the programming language Python and the Robot Operating System (ROS). The Gazebo simulation environment on the computing cluster of the Leibniz University Hannover enables a realistic simulation of the mobile robot and thus offers exciting interactive programming tasks. At the end of the course, students will be able to program a mobile robot so that it can react to unknown obstacles.

Module content:

• Basic concepts of programming and practical exercises
• Flowcharts in programming
• Basics of Python
• Robot Operating System (ROS)
• Working on the LUH computing cluster

After successfully completing the module, students will be able to

• understand and explain the basics of programming
• develop and draw program flowcharts from a problem definition
• develop Python programs independently
• use the basic functions of the Robot Operation System
• operate a mobile robot in the Gazebo simulation environment