Robotics Toolbox for MATLAB: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:13, 18 January 2015

Revision as of 14:34, 15 March 2015

Line 23:

*Ground robots and includes: standard path planning algorithms (bug, [[distance transform]], [[D*]], [[Probabilistic roadmap|PRM]]), kinodynamic planning ([[Rapidly exploring random tree|RRT]]), localization ([[Extended Kalman filter|EKF]], [[particle filter]]), map building ([[Extended Kalman filter|EKF]]) and simultaneous localization and mapping ([[Extended Kalman filter|EKF]]), and a [[Simulink]] model a of non-holonomic vehicle.

* Flying [[quadrotor]] robots, and includes a detailed [[Simulink]] model.

== Use of MATLAB ==

MATLAB is a commercial software by Math Works Inc., USA. It has large number of mathematical operators and commands that can perform wide range of analysis, e.g. matrix operations. algebraic and differential equation solutions, optimisations, control experiments, etc.

=== Initialise MATLAB ===

It is expected that MATLAB is installed in a computer where the user will be performing computations. If an icon is available on the Desktop the user has to double-click on it using the left button of the mouse connected to the computer. Alternatively, the user can left-lick. in sequence, on the button/menus that popup: Start -> All Programs -> Matlab-> MATLAB.

=== How to Use MATLAB ===

When MATLAB software starts. the MATLAB screen appears with ">>" prompt. This window is called MATLAB command window. Some basic operations are shown here. For detailed description, one may refer to the books available on MATLAB, e.g. Pratap (2002), and use the Demos and Help menu of the software.

== See also ==

*[[Robot_software#Robotics_Software_Projects|Robotics software projects]]