Hands-On Robotics Programming with C++

Enhance your programming skills to build exciting robotic projectsKey FeaturesBuild an intelligent robot that can detect and avoid obstacles and respond to voice commandsDetect and track objects and faces using OpenCVControl your robot with a GUI button designed using Qt5Book DescriptionC++ is one of the most popular legacy programming languages for robotics and a combination of C++ and robotics hardware is used in many leading industries. This book will bridge the gap between Raspberry Pi and C/C++ programming and enable you to develop applications for Raspberry Pi. To follow along with the projects covered in the book you can implement C programs in Raspberry Pi with the wiringPi library.With this book you’ll develop a fully functional car robot and write programs to move it in different directions. You’ll then create an obstacle - avoiding robot using an ultrasonic sensor. Furthermore you’ll find out how to control the robot wirelessly using your PC/Mac. This book will also help you work with object detection and tracking using OpenCV and guide you through exploring face detection techniques. Finally you will create an Android app and control the robot wirelessly with an Android smartphone.By the end of this book you will have gained experience in developing a robot using Raspberry Pi and C/C++ programming.What you will learnInstall software in Raspberry Pi compatible with C++ programmingProgram the Raspberry Pi in C++ to run a motorControl RPi-powered robot wirelessly with your laptop or PCProgram an RPi camera using OpenCV Control a Raspberry Pi robot with voice commandsImplement face and object detection with Raspberry PiWho this book is forThis book is for developers programmers and robotics enthusiasts interested in leveraging C++ to build exciting robotics applications. Prior knowledge of C++ is necessary to understand the projects covered in this book.