How is ROS made?

How is ROS made?

asked 2016-06-30 12:20:57 -0500

Rahul
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updated 2016-06-30 14:29:16 -0500

Hi Everyone,

I have just completed Beginner Level Core ROS Tutorials. I wants to know that how ROS is able to do multiple Process (as many nodes run) at a time, even if the number of core processors in computer is less then the number of nodes.

As i am trying to make AR.Drone autonomous. I chose AR.Drone ROS driver instead of AR.Drone SDK (software development kit) because we can do many different operations in form of Nodes with ROS Driver but it can't be done in a C++ program with AR.Drone SDK libraries.

I am a B.tech(mechanical) student and new to ROS, linux. It may be a silly question but if possible, please help me to understand this.

Thanks.

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The keyword here is multitasking.

gvdhoorn ( 2016-06-30 14:44:24 -0500 )edit

Thanks gvdhoorn

Rahul ( 2016-07-01 03:21:37 -0500 )edit

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answered 2016-06-30 14:37:30 -0500

billy
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ROS isn't responsible for the the ability to run multiple nodes. That ability is inherent to the operating system (Linux, iOS, Windows, Android, etc). On the linux machine you can have firefox, gtkterm, gedit, and ROS nodes all running at the same time, even with a single core. The operating system controls which program (thread, process) has access to the processor so that all programs get at least some time processing. Many times a second, Linux will start and stop different programs and each of them appear to us to be running continuously (but they're not). I'm sure google will provide you with many sources of info on how operating systems schedule the processors.

The magic in ROS is the framework that allows communication between the different nodes (programs) that are running. That communication is explained on the ROS wiki page. Maybe be "RCS" (Robot Communication System) acronym was taken so they called it "ROS" (Robot Operating System)? But don't be confused, it's not really an operating system. It requires the computer have its own operating system and ROS runs on top of that operating system, just like firefox does.

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Thanks, billy

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