This week, I mainly worked with Keshav to set up the ROS environment so we can get started with the coding next week. I’ve continued to look into ROS and getting the fundamentals down. I’ve mostly been watching YouTube videos and I also found a 5-day tutorial I aim to complete by the end of this week (https://www.theconstructsim.com/robotigniteacademy_learnros/ros-courses-library/ros-python-course/).
Keshav and I were not able to confirm that we were getting data from LIDAR due to some technical difficulties (explained in his post); however, we aim to get the LIDAR interfacing with the Jetson and Roomba by the end of next week. Things have been moving pretty slowly due to a change of plans in our design (fully scratching the mmWave technology); however, we’ve finalized our design plans and will definitely get going in the coming weeks.