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Advanced Robotic Vehicles Programming

An Ardupilot and Pixhawk Approach

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  • Build and develop your own complex robotic vehicles more easily
  • Program with a completed and advanced treatment that includes a full list of commands and codes in C
  • Model and implement elementary controls in any unmanned vehicle

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Hardware and Software Description

      • Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Gonzalez-Villela, Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes, Mauricio Mendez-Martinez, Humberto Sossa-Azuela
      Pages 3-17
    3. ArduPilot Working Environment

      • Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Gonzalez-Villela, Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes, Mauricio Mendez-Martinez, Humberto Sossa-Azuela
      Pages 19-46
    4. Concepts and Definitions

      • Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Gonzalez-Villela, Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes, Mauricio Mendez-Martinez, Humberto Sossa-Azuela
      Pages 47-86
  3. Sequential Operation Mode

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
    2. Basic Input and Output Operations

      • Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Gonzalez-Villela, Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes, Mauricio Mendez-Martinez, Humberto Sossa-Azuela
      Pages 89-142
    3. Advanced Operations

      • Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Gonzalez-Villela, Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes, Mauricio Mendez-Martinez, Humberto Sossa-Azuela
      Pages 143-236
    4. Quadcopter Control with Smooth Flight Mode

      • Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Gonzalez-Villela, Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes, Mauricio Mendez-Martinez, Humberto Sossa-Azuela
      Pages 237-321
  4. Real-Time Mode

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 323-323
    2. Real-Time Working Environment

      • Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Gonzalez-Villela, Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes, Mauricio Mendez-Martinez, Humberto Sossa-Azuela
      Pages 325-336
    3. Compendium of the Previous Chapters in Real Time with Application Code

      • Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Gonzalez-Villela, Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes, Mauricio Mendez-Martinez, Humberto Sossa-Azuela
      Pages 337-356
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 357-439

About this book

Learn how to program robotic vehicles with ardupilot libraries and pixhawk autopilot, both of which are open source technologies with a global scope. This book is focused on quadcopters but the knowledge is easily extendable to three-dimensional vehicles such as drones, submarines, and rovers.

Pixhawk and the ardupilot libraries have grown dramatically in popularity due to the fact that the hardware and software offer a real-time task scheduler, huge data processing capabilities, interconnectivity, low power consumption, and a global developer support.  

This book shows you how take your robotic programming skills to the next level. From hardware to software, Advanced Robotic Vehicles Programming links theory with practice in the development of unmanned vehicles. By the end of this book, you’ll learn the pixhawk software and ardupilot libraries to develop your own autonomous vehicles. 

What You'll Learn

  • Model and implement elementary controls in any unmanned vehicle
  • Select hardware and software components during the design process of an unmanned vehicle
  • Use other compatible hardware and software development packages
  • Understand popular scientific and technical nomenclature in the field
  • Identify relevant complexities and processes for the operation of an unmanned vehicle

Who This Book Is For

Undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, makers, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic programming of an Arduino for any kind of robotic vehicle.


Authors and Affiliations

  • FI UNAM, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

    Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Javier Gonzalez-Villela

  • CIDETEC IPN, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

    Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes

  • UPIITA IPN, Ciudad de México, Mexico

    Mauricio Mendez-Martinez

  • CIC IPN, Ciudad de México, Mexico

    Humberto Sossa-Azuela

About the authors

Julio Mendoza-Mendoza earned his computing doctoral degree at CIC IPN in 2016, where he specialized in underactuated robotics, UAS, and intelligent and nonlinear control. He also earned his advanced-technologies master degree and mechatronics-engineering bachelor at UPIITA IPN, in 2011 and 2008 respectively. Currently, Julio is working on 5 patents related to his research field and developing his flying serial-robot manipulator theory at FI UNAM through his postdoctoral 2017 DGAPA grant.


V. J. Gonzalez-Villela received his B.Eng. degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and the M.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1987 and 1993, respectively, from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and a Ph.D. degree in Kinematics, Dynamics, and Nonlinear Systems applied to Mobile Robot Modelling and Control from Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK, in 2006. He is currently a Titular Professor in the Department of Mechatronics Engineering, UNAM. His research focuses on Mobile, Hybrid and Adaptive Robots, and Artificial Intuition.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advanced Robotic Vehicles Programming

  • Book Subtitle: An Ardupilot and Pixhawk Approach

  • Authors: Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Javier Gonzalez-Villela, Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes, Mauricio Mendez-Martinez, Humberto Sossa-Azuela

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5531-5

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Julio Alberto Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor Gonzalez-Villela 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-5530-8Published: 04 February 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-5531-5Published: 03 February 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 439

  • Number of Illustrations: 81 b/w illustrations, 138 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Hardware and Maker

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access