aws-deepracer / aws-deepracer-launcher

Build robotics applications with AWS DeepRacer device software and hardware: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JMHRKQG

AWS DeepRacer

Overview

The AWS DeepRacer Evo vehicle is a 1/18th scale Wi-Fi enabled 4-wheel ackermann steering platform that features two RGB cameras and a LiDAR sensor. This repository contains the configuration and launch files to enable ROS Navigation Stack on AWS DeepRacer and control the vehicle using teleop-twist-keyboard, along with the core components to integrate AWS DeepRacer with ROS Navigation stack. For detailed information, see Introduction to the ROS Navigation stack using AWS DeepRacer Evo.

Contents

The AWS DeepRacer repository consists of the following packages:

1. deepracer_bringup: The deepracer_bringup package hosts the launch files and configuration parameter files to launch teleop and navigation packages and nodes.

2. deepracer_description: The deepracer_description package hosts the URDF files for the AWS DeepRacer device in Gazebo simulation. This provides the arguments to configure the sensors.

3. deepracer_gazebo: The deepracer_gazebo package hosts the deepracer_drive plugin that is required to move the car in simulation.

4. deepracer_nodes: The deepracer_nodes packages hosts the set of nodes that are responsible to launch the AWS DeepRacer robot packages required for ROS Nav2 stack compatibility.

ROS Navigation Stack on AWS DeepRacer

Navigation2Goal

Mapping using SLAM Toolbox

Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions & Known Issues
• Getting started with AWS DeepRacer OpenSource
• Introduction to the ROS Navigation stack using AWS DeepRacer Evo

aws-deepracer-launcher's Issues

device_console package is missing

The instructions on https://github.com/aws-deepracer/aws-deepracer-launcher/blob/main/getting-started.md work well; with the exception that the files in /opt/aws/deepracer/lib/device_console are not public / part of the installation for a custom stack, and need to be kept/copied manually.

Files should probably be part of https://github.com/aws-deepracer/aws-deepracer-webserver-pkg

To specify a bit further:
"Running the latest packages" does not contain instructions on how to add device_console; the "Updating the deepracer-core service" should work, but as it copies 'on top' unclear what other remnants of the original build will stay.