I have a model project using 2 fully rotatable thrusters on the stern of a marine surface craft. I have some basic vectoring data to coordinate direction and thrust of each of the thrusters to move the craft in a desired direction while not allowing rotation of the craft. I am using Arduino as the controller and plan to integrate an IMU and GPS. I recently came across a paper: Project #1-10 Thruster Allocation for Marine Operations https://wiki.aalto.fi/download/attachments/165138830/Final_report_signed.pdf?api=v2 which is using a similar approach to mine but they are also using ROS for Thruster Allocation and Dynamic Positioning for both simulations and actual maneuvering. I'm am new to ROS and am wondering how involved it might be for a novice to integrate ROS for TA and DP while integrating IMU and GPS.
Would implementing ROS to my application be a big level of effort for someone new to ROS? Thank you, Gil