Professional Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

By Kyle Johns, Trevor Taylor

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Professional Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (Wrox Programmer to Programmer) - Wrox - 0470141077 - ISBN:0470141077

Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (MRDS) offers an exciting new wayto program robots in the Windows environment. With key portions of the MRDS code available in source form, it is readily extensible and offers numerous opportunities for programmers and hobbyists. This comprehensive book illustrates creative ways to use the tools and libraries in MRDS so you can start building innovative new robotics applications.

The book begins with a brief overview of MRDS and then launches into MRDS concepts and takes a look at fundamental code patterns that can be used in MRDS programming. You'll work through examplesâ€”all in C#â€”of common tasks, including an examination of the physics features of the MRDS simulator. As the chapters progress, so does the level of difficulty and you'll gradually evolve from navigating a simple robot around a simulated course to controlling simulated and actual robotic arms, and finally, to an autonomous robot that runs with an embedded PC or PDA. Â

What you will learn from this book

How to program in the multi-threaded environment provided by the concurrency and coordination runtime

Suggestions for starting and stopping services, configuring services, and packaging your services for deployment

Techniques for building new services from scratch and then testing them

How to build your own simulated environments and robots using the Visual Simulation Environment

What robots are supported under MRDS and how to select one for purchase

Who this book is for

This book is for programmers who are interested in becoming proficient in the rapidly growing field of robotics. All examples featured in the book are in C#, which is the preferred language for MRDS.

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The book begins with a brief overview of MRDS and then launches into MRDS concepts and takes a look at fundamental code patterns that can be used in MRDS programming. You'll work through examples—all in C#—of common tasks, including an examination of the physics features of the MRDS simulator. As the chapters progress, so does the level of difficulty and you'll gradually evolve from navigating a simple robot around a simulated course to controlling simulated and actual robotic arms, and finally, to an autonomous robot that runs with an embedded PC or PDA.

What you will learn from this book

How to program in the multi-threaded environment provided by the concurrency and coordination runtime
Suggestions for starting and stopping services, configuring services, and packaging your services for deployment
Techniques for building new services from scratch and then testing them
How to build your own simulated environments and robots using the Visual Simulation Environment
What robots are supported under MRDS and how to select one for purchase

Who this book is for

This book is for programmers who are interested in becoming proficient in the rapidly growing field of robotics. All examples featured in the book are in C#, which is the preferred language for MRDS.

826 pages, Paperback
Published May 2008
ISBN: 0470141077
ISBN-13: 9780470141076

Paperback, 826 pages

Professional Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

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Paperback, 826 pages

Professional Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

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