Index

A

• Actual Altitude / Basics of quadcopter flight
• Adafruit
  • URL / Unpacking and powering up, Adding an array of inexpensive sonar sensors to the project
• Advanced IP Scanner / Connecting to an external computer
• Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) / Creating and recording sound
• alsamixer / Creating and recording sound
• analog wind speed sensor
  • connecting / Connecting an analog wind speed sensor
  • requirements / Connecting an analog wind speed sensor
  • sensor data, obtaining / Getting sensor data from the wind speed sensor
• Arduino
  • URL / Adding an array of inexpensive sonar sensors to the project
• ArduPilot
  • URL / Basics of quadcopter flight
• autonomous quadcopter flight
  • webcam, adding for / Adding a webcam for autonomous flight
  • GPS, adding / Adding GPS for autonomous flight

B

• BeagleBone Black
  • unpacking / Unpacking and powering up
  • powering up / Unpacking and powering up
  • URL / Unpacking and powering up, Installing an operating system, Connecting to an external computer
  • operating system, installing / Installing an operating system
  • external computer, connecting to / Connecting to an external computer
  • Windows manager, installing / Installing a Windows manager
  • speech, enabling / Making your BeagleBone Black speak
  • speech recognition, installing / Installing speech recognition
  • speech recognition accuracy, improving / Improving speech recognition accuracy
  • voice commands, responding to / Responding to voice commands
  • used, for adding wireless LAN interface / Adding additional hardware and software for a fully functional core system
  • used, for controlling mobile platform / Controlling your mobile platform programmatically using the BeagleBone Black and Python
  • IR sensor, connecting to / IR sensors
  • webcam, connecting to / Connecting a webcam to the BeagleBone Black
  • servo controller, connecting to / Connecting the servo controller to the BeagleBone Black
  • adding, to sailing platform / The BeagleBone Black and robots that can sail
  • servos, controlling with / Controlling servos with the BeagleBone Black
  • GPS, connecting to / Connecting GPS to the BeagleBone Black
  • used, for controlling brushless DC motors / Controlling brushless DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
  • used, for controlling DC motors with Python program / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
  • connecting, via long LAN / Connecting to the BeagleBone Black via a long LAN
  • buiding, URL / Basics of quadcopter flight
  • connecting, to quadcopter / Connecting the BeagleBone Black to the quadcopter
  • used, for controlling quadcopter / Controlling the quadcopter using the BeagleBone Black
• beam reach / Some basics of sailing
• bearing
  • calculating / Calculating distance and bearing
• bison library / Installing speech recognition
• brushless DC motors
  • controlling, with BeagleBone Black / Controlling brushless DC motors using the BeagleBone Black

C

• camera
  • accessing, for project / Accessing a camera for your project
• CMU pocketsphinx website
  • URL / Installing speech recognition
• colored objects
  • finding, in vision system / Finding colored objects in your vision system
  • following, with vision system / Following colored objects with your vision system
• core software packages
  • OpenCV / Installing additional core software packages
  • pocketsphinx / Installing additional core software packages
  • installing / Installing additional core software packages
  • vision library, installing / Installing a vision library
  • sound capability, installing / Installing sound capability
  • sound, creating / Creating and recording sound
  • sound, recording / Creating and recording sound

D

• Dagu Rover 5 Tracked Chassis
  • about / Choosing the tracked platform
• DC motors / Connecting a motor controller to control the speed of your tracked platform
  • contolling, with Python program / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• Debian / Installing an operating system
• Degrees of Freedom (DOF) / Building robots that can walk
• Desired Altitude / Basics of quadcopter flight
• DHCP
  • URL / Connecting to an external computer
• dilation and erosion
  • URL / Finding movement in your vision system
• distance
  • calculating / Calculating distance and bearing
• distance sensors
  • adding / Adding distance sensors
  • sonar sensor / Sonar sensors
  • IR sensor / IR sensors
• dynamic IP address / Connecting to an external computer
• dynamic path planning, robot
  • about / Dynamic path planning for your robot
  • path planning / Basic path planning
  • references / Basic path planning
  • obstacles, avoiding / Avoiding obstacles

E

• Edimax device
  • URL / Adding additional hardware and software for a fully functional core system
• Electronic Speed Controllers (ESC) / Controlling brushless DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• ESC-to-brushless-DC-motor connection
  • URL / Controlling brushless DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• Espeak / Making your BeagleBone Black speak
• external computer
  • connecting to / Connecting to an external computer
• EZ Tops
  • URL / Building the hardware for the ROV

F

• feedback control / Basics of quadcopter flight
• flight controller board
  • URL / Building the quadcopter

G

• game controller
  • adding, to system / Adding a game controller to your system
• GND pin / Connecting an analog wind speed sensor
• go_backward function / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• go_down function / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• go_forward function / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• go_left function / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• go_right function / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• go_up function / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• GPIO pins, BeagleBone Black
  • URL / Connecting a motor controller to control the speed of your tracked platform
• GPS
  • about / Beginning with a GPS tutorial
  • tutorial / Beginning with a GPS tutorial
  • URL, for tutorial / Beginning with a GPS tutorial
  • connecting, to BeagleBone Black / Connecting GPS to the BeagleBone Black
  • communicating with / Communicating with the GPS
  • adding, for autonomous quadcopter flight / Adding GPS for autonomous flight
• GPS information
  • parsing / Parsing the GPS information

H

• hardware
  • building, for ROV / Building the hardware for the ROV
• haversine formula
  • about / Calculating distance and bearing
  • URL / Calculating distance and bearing
• Hitec servos / Building the quadruped platform
• HobbyKing
  • URL / Building the quadcopter
• Hue (color), Saturation, and Value (HSV) / Finding colored objects in your vision system

I

• inexpensive sonar sensor
  • adding / Adding an array of inexpensive sonar sensors to the project
  • issues / Adding an array of inexpensive sonar sensors to the project
• IP allocation
  • URL / Connecting to the BeagleBone Black via a long LAN
• irons / Some basics of sailing
• IR sensor
  • about / IR sensors
  • connecting, to BeagleBone Black / IR sensors

J

• joystick controls / Adding a game controller to your system

L

• latitude / Calculating distance and bearing
• Linux
  • program, creating for quadruped control / Creating a program on Linux to control your quadruped
• longitude / Calculating distance and bearing
• long LAN
  • used, for connecting to BeagleBone Black / Connecting to the BeagleBone Black via a long LAN

M

• mobile platform
  • controlling, BeagleBone Black used / Controlling your mobile platform programmatically using the BeagleBone Black and Python
  • controlling, Python used / Controlling your mobile platform programmatically using the BeagleBone Black and Python
  • program arguments / Controlling your mobile platform programmatically using the BeagleBone Black and Python
• motor control
  • accessing, via voice commands / Accessing motor control via voice commands
• motor controller
  • VIN label / Connecting the motor controller
  • OUTB label / Connecting the motor controller
  • OUTA label / Connecting the motor controller
  • GND label / Connecting the motor controller
• motor controller connection, for speed control of tracked platform
  • about / Connecting a motor controller to control the speed of your tracked platform, Connecting the motor controller
  • battery, selecting / Choosing the battery
  • DC motor controller, connecting to USB cable / Connecting the motor controller system
• movement
  • finding, in vision system / Finding movement in your vision system
  • following, with robot / Following movement with your robot

N

• Ångström / Installing an operating system

O

• obstacles, dynamic path planning
  • avoiding / Avoiding obstacles
• OpenCV / Installing additional core software packages
  • using / Using OpenCV
  • URL / Using OpenCV, Finding movement in your vision system
  • used, for tracking objects / Finding colored objects in your vision system
• operating system
  • installing / Installing an operating system
• Out connection / Connecting an analog wind speed sensor
• Out pin / Connecting an analog wind speed sensor

P

• PC
  • used, for communicating with servo controller / Communicating with the servo controller via a PC
• phidgets
  • URL / IR sensors
• pocketsphinx / Installing additional core software packages, Installing speech recognition
• PodSixNet
  • URL / Adding a game controller to your system
• Pololu
  • URL / Connecting a motor controller to control the speed of your tracked platform, Controlling your mobile platform programmatically using the BeagleBone Black and Python, Using a servo controller to control the servos, Communicating with the servo controller via a PC
  • URL, for product / Connecting a motor controller to control the speed of your tracked platform
  • URL, for documentation / Controlling your mobile platform programmatically using the BeagleBone Black and Python
• program arguments
  • adding, for mobile platform control / Adding program arguments to control your platform
• Programmable Real-time Unit (PRU)
  • about / Adding an array of inexpensive sonar sensors to the project
  • URL / Adding an array of inexpensive sonar sensors to the project
• Proportional-Integrative-Derivative (PID) / Adding a webcam for autonomous flight
  • URL / Adding a webcam for autonomous flight
• proportional control / Adding a webcam for autonomous flight
• PuTTY
  • about / Connecting to an external computer
  • URL / Connecting to an external computer
  • URL, for downloading / A ZigBee tutorial
• PuTTY configuration
  • performing / A ZigBee tutorial
• PVM
  • about / Working of servomotors
• pygame library
  • URL / Adding a game controller to your system
• Python
  • used, for controlling mobile platform / Controlling your mobile platform programmatically using the BeagleBone Black and Python
• python-tk
  • URL / Controlling the quadcopter using the BeagleBone Black
  • about / Controlling the quadcopter using the BeagleBone Black
• Python program
  • used, for controlling DC motors / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black

Q

• quadcopter
  • about / Basics of quadcopter flight
  • flight basics / Basics of quadcopter flight
  • feedback system / Basics of quadcopter flight
  • building / Building the quadcopter
  • references / Building the quadcopter, Controlling the quadcopter using the BeagleBone Black
  • BeagleBone Black, connecting to / Connecting the BeagleBone Black to the quadcopter
  • controlling, with BeagleBone Black / Controlling the quadcopter using the BeagleBone Black
• quadcopter flight
  • basics / Basics of quadcopter flight
  • controlling, via wireless LAN / Controlling quadcopter flight wirelessly
• quadruped
  • platform, building / Building the quadruped platform
  • assembling / Building the quadruped platform
  • controlling, with program on Linux / Creating a program on Linux to control your quadruped
  • voice commands, issuing / Issuing voice commands to your quadruped
• quadruped platform
  • building / Building the quadruped platform
  • URL / Building the quadruped platform

R

• Real VNC
  • about / Installing a Windows manager
  • URL / Installing a Windows manager
• Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) / Finding colored objects in your vision system
• remote control, sailboat / Remote control of the sailboat
• robot
  • dynamic path planning / Dynamic path planning for your robot
• ROV
  • hardware, building for / Building the hardware for the ROV
  • URL / Building the hardware for the ROV
  • component / Building the hardware for the ROV
• RV pin / Connecting an analog wind speed sensor
• RX/TX interface / Connecting GPS to the BeagleBone Black, Communicating with the GPS
• RX/TX port / Communicating with the GPS, Parsing the GPS information

S

• sailboat platform
  • building / Building the sailboat platform
• sailing
  • about / Some basics of sailing
  • references / Some basics of sailing
  • URL / Some basics of sailing
  • rudder setting / Some basics of sailing
  • sail setting / Some basics of sailing
• sailing platform
  • BeagleBone Black, adding to / The BeagleBone Black and robots that can sail
• Secure Shell Hyperterminal (SSH) / Connecting to an external computer
• sensor data
  • obtaining, from analog wind speed sensor / Getting sensor data from the wind speed sensor
• sensors
  • basics / Basics of sensors
• servo control
  • URL / Controlling the servos on the sailboat from a program
• servo controller
  • used, for controlling servos / Using a servo controller to control the servos
  • communicating, via PC / Communicating with the servo controller via a PC
  • connecting, to BeagleBone Black / Connecting the servo controller to the BeagleBone Black
• servo controller communication
  • via PC / Communicating with the servo controller via a PC
• servomotors
  • working / Working of servomotors
• servos
  • controlling, with servo controller / Using a servo controller to control the servos
  • controlling, with BeagleBone Black / Controlling servos with the BeagleBone Black
• servos, sailboat
  • controlling, from program / Controlling the servos on the sailboat from a program
• shutdown function / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• sonar sensor
  • about / Sonar sensors
  • USB-ProxSonar-EZ / Sonar sensors
  • adding, to project / Adding an array of inexpensive sonar sensors to the project
• sound
  • recording / Creating and recording sound
  • creating / Creating and recording sound
• sound capability
  • installing / Installing sound capability
• speech recognition, BeagleBone Black
  • installing / Installing speech recognition
  • accuracy, improving / Improving speech recognition accuracy
  • URL / Improving speech recognition accuracy
• sphinxbase / Installing speech recognition
• static IP address / Connecting to an external computer
• stop function / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black

T

• tack / Some basics of sailing
• TightVNC server / Installing a Windows manager
• Tkinter
  • URL / Program to control DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• TMP pin / Connecting an analog wind speed sensor
• torque / Building the quadruped platform
• tracked platform
  • selecting / Choosing the tracked platform
• Traxxas Propeller Left 4.0mm Villain EX TRA1584
  • URL / Controlling brushless DC motors using the BeagleBone Black
• triangulation
  • about / Beginning with a GPS tutorial
• ttyO1_armhf.com-00A0.dtbo file
  • URL, for downloading / Communicating with the GPS
• Turnigy D2836 9 950KV Brushless Outrunner Motor
  • URL / Controlling brushless DC motors using the BeagleBone Black

U

• Ubuntu / Installing an operating system
• Ubuntu Linux machine
  • URL / Controlling quadcopter flight wirelessly
• underwater ROV
  • URL / Building the hardware for the ROV
• USB-ProxSonar-EZ
  • URL / Sonar sensors

V

• +V pin / Connecting an analog wind speed sensor
• vision library
  • installing / Installing a vision library
• vision system
  • colored objects, finding / Finding colored objects in your vision system
  • colored objects, following / Following colored objects with your vision system
  • movement, finding / Finding movement in your vision system
• VNC server / Connecting to an external computer
• voice commands
  • responding to / Responding to voice commands
  • motor control, accessing via / Accessing motor control via voice commands
  • issuing, to quadruped / Issuing voice commands to your quadruped
• voltage divider
  • URL / Connecting an analog wind speed sensor

W

• walkable robots
  • building / Building robots that can walk
• webcam
  • connecting, to BeagleBone Black / Connecting a webcam to the BeagleBone Black
  • adding, for autonomous quadcopter flight / Adding a webcam for autonomous flight
• Windows manager
  • installing / Installing a Windows manager
• wind sensor
  • URL / Connecting an analog wind speed sensor
• wireless LAN
  • quadcopter flight, controlling via / Controlling quadcopter flight wirelessly
• WLAN devices
  • URL / Adding additional hardware and software for a fully functional core system

X

• XBee
  • about / A ZigBee tutorial
  • URL / A ZigBee tutorial
• Xfce / Installing a Windows manager

Z

• ZigBee
  • about / Remote control of the sailboat, A ZigBee tutorial
  • tutorial / A ZigBee tutorial