notes.md

#Notes from Course Development

OCU search

-rviz-like control panel with point-click publishing

• installed and it mostly worked
• had to install some plugins separately from initial install using sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-<plugin_name> including tile_map and multires_image
• point-click publishing works (note: also works in rviz)
• still working on displaying map

Arduino-Odroid communication

• Serial communication using JSON messages
  • JSON library for both sides
  • Serial library for arduino side