Abstract Ashesi University College recently acquired a TurtleBot1 robotic platform to experiment with service robotics on campus. This platform runs the Robotics Operating System (ROS)2 for developing robotics applications. This MOLAM project (Motion, Localization And Mapping) sought to build a fundamental framework that extends ROS functionalities on a TurtleBot to navigate autonomously around the Ashesi campus in Berekuso. The focus of this project was to extend the ROS enabled functionalities on the TurtleBot for mapping, localization and motion planning to create a customized navigation framework suited for the Ashesi University campus. Having such a foundation, other service applications, such as a waiter robotic system, a courier robotic system, a tour guide robotic system etc., can be built on this framework. This paper outlines the various tools and processes used in assembling and configuring this robotic system. It also delineates the challenges encountered in assembling and configuring this robotics system, as well as the “work-arounds” devised to solve these challenges. Finally, this paper proposes design concepts for future work in using the TurtleBot system as a Tour Guide Robotic System for Ashesi University College.
TETTEY, D (2021). THE MOLAM PROJECT: THE DESIGN OF A CONTEXT SPECIFIC NAVIGATION FRAMEWORK FOR A MOBILE ROBOT. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/the-molam-project-the-design-of-a-context-specific-navigation-framework-for-a-mobile-robot
TETTEY, DANIEL "THE MOLAM PROJECT: THE DESIGN OF A CONTEXT SPECIFIC NAVIGATION FRAMEWORK FOR A MOBILE ROBOT" Afribary. Afribary, 21 Mar. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/the-molam-project-the-design-of-a-context-specific-navigation-framework-for-a-mobile-robot. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
TETTEY, DANIEL . "THE MOLAM PROJECT: THE DESIGN OF A CONTEXT SPECIFIC NAVIGATION FRAMEWORK FOR A MOBILE ROBOT". Afribary, Afribary, 21 Mar. 2021. Web. 20 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/the-molam-project-the-design-of-a-context-specific-navigation-framework-for-a-mobile-robot >.
TETTEY, DANIEL . "THE MOLAM PROJECT: THE DESIGN OF A CONTEXT SPECIFIC NAVIGATION FRAMEWORK FOR A MOBILE ROBOT" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 20, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/the-molam-project-the-design-of-a-context-specific-navigation-framework-for-a-mobile-robot