[eBooks] Robot Programming

Robot Programming: A Guide to Controlling Autonomous Robots

Start programming robots NOW!




Learn hands-on, through easy examples, visuals, and code


This is a unique introduction to programming robots to execute tasks autonomously. Drawing on years of experience in artificial intelligence and robot programming, Cameron and Tracey Hughes introduce the reader to basic concepts of programming robots to execute tasks without the use of remote controls.


Robot Programming: A Guide to Controlling Autonomous Robots takes the reader on an adventure through the eyes of Midamba, a lad who has been stranded on a desert island and must find a way to program robots to help him escape. In this guide, you are presented with practical approaches and techniques to program robot sensors, motors, and translate your ideas into tasks a robot can execute autonomously. These techniques can be used on today’s leading robot microcontrollers (ARM9 and ARM7) and robot platforms (including the wildly popular low-cost Arduino platforms, LEGO® Mindstorms EV3, NXT, and Wowee RS Media Robot) for your hardware/Maker/DIY projects. Along the way the reader will learn how to:

• Program robot sensors and motors
• Program a robot arm to perform a task
• Describe the robot’s tasks and environments in a way that a robot can process using robot S.T.O.R.I.E.S.
• Develop a R.S.V.P. (Robot Scenario Visual Planning) used for designing the robot’s tasks in an environment
• Program a robot to deal with the “unexpected” using robot S.P.A.C.E.S.
• Program robots safely using S.A.R.A.A. (Safe Autonomous Robot Application Architecture) Approach
• Program robots using Arduino C/C++ and Java languages
• Use robot programming techniques with LEGO® Mindstorms EV3, Arduino, and other ARM7 and ARM9-based robots.

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[eBooks] Learning Perl

[eBooks] Learning Perl

In this update of a bestseller, two leading Perl trainers teach you to use the most universal scripting language in the age of the World Wide Web. With a foreword by Larry Wall, the creator of Perl, this smooth, carefully paced book is the "official" guide for both formal (classroom) and informal learning. It is now current for Perl version 5.004. Learning Perl is a hands-on tutorial designed to get you writing useful Perl scripts as quickly as possible. Exercises (with complete solutions) accompany each chapter. A lengthy new chapter in this edition introduces you to CGI programming, while touching also on the use of library modules, references, and Perl's object-oriented constructs. Perl is a language for easily manipulating text, files, and processes. It comes standard on most UNIX platforms and is available free of charge on all other important operating systems. Perl technical support is informally available -- often within minutes -- from a pool of experts who monitor a USENET newsgroup (comp.lang.perl.misc) with tens of thousands of readers. Contents include: A quick tutorial stroll through Perl basics Systematic, topic-by-topic coverage of Perl's broad capabilities Lots of brief code examples Programming exercises for each topic, with fully worked-out answers How to execute system commands from your Perl program How to manage DBM databases using Perl An introduction to CGI programming for the Web

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[eBooks] Introduction to Cgi/Perl

[eBooks] Introduction to Cgi/Perl

A compact guide to creating customized programs for the World Wide Web, which introduces the essentials of Perl language and the Common Gateway Interface (CGI), then quickly moves on to cover forms and "comboforms." Topics include information-gathering and reporting with HTML and forms; customized client-server interaction with HTTP, including explanations of protocol nuances such as GET and POST; and text processing and management with the Perl language. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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[eBooks] Learn Objective-C on the Mac

[eBooks] Learn Objective-C on the Mac

Take your coding skills to the next level with this extensive guide to Objective–C, the native programming language for developing sophisticated software applications for Mac OS X. Objective–C is a powerful, object–oriented extension of C, making this book the perfect follow–up to Dave Mark’s bestselling Learn C on the Mac, Mac OS X Edition. Whether you’re an experienced C programmer or you’re coming from a different language such as C++ or Java, leading Mac experts Mark Dalrymple and Scott Knaster show you how to harness the powers of Objective–C in your applications!

• A complete course on the basics of Objective–C using Apple’s free Xcode tools
• An introduction to object–oriented programming
• Comprehensive coverage of inheritance, composition, object initialization, categories, protocols, memory management, and organizing source files
• A brief tour of Cocoa’s foundation framework and AppKit
• A helpful “learning curve” guide for non–C developers

What you’ll learn

• Learn Objective–C programming, the gateway to programming your Mac or iPhone
• Write applications for the Mac OS X interface, the cleanest user–interface around
• Understand variables and how to design your own data structures
• Work with the file system
• Connect to data sources and the Internet

Who this book is for

For anyone wanting to learn to program native applications in Mac OS X, including developers new to the Mac, developers new to Objective–C, or students entirely new to programming.

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[eBooks] Mastering Node.js

[eBooks] Mastering Node.js

Expert techniques for building fast servers and scalable, real-time network applications with minimal effort; rewritten for Node.js 8 and Node.js

Key Features

Packed with practical examples and explanations, Mastering Node.js contains everything you need to take your applications to the next level.
Unleash the full potential of Node.js 9 to build real-time and scalable applications.
Gain in-depth knowledge of asynchronous programming, event loops, and parallel data processing.
Explore Node's innovative event-non-blocking design, and build professional applications with the help of detailed examples.

Book Description

Node.js is a modern development environment that enables developers to write server- and client-side code with JavaScript, thus becoming a popular choice among developers.

This book covers the features of Node that are especially helpful to developers creating highly concurrent real-time applications. It takes you on a tour of Node's innovative event non-blocking design, showing you how to build professional applications. This edition has been updated to cover the latest features of Node 9 and ES6. All code examples and demo applications have been completely rewritten using the latest techniques, introducing Promises, functional programming, async/await, and other cutting-edge patterns for writing JavaScript code. Learn how to use microservices to simplify the design and composition of distributed systems. From building serverless cloud functions to native C++ plugins, from chatbots to massively scalable SMS-driven applications, you'll be prepared for building the next generation of distributed software.

By the end of this book, you'll be building better Node applications more quickly, with less code and more power, and know how to run them at scale in production environments.

What you will learn

1. Build an Electron desktop app using Node that manages a filesystem
2. Explore Streams and understand how they apply to building networked services
3. Develop and deploy an SMS-driven customer service application
4. Use WebSockets for rapid bi-directional communication
5. Construct serverless applications with Amazon Lambda
6. Test and debug with headless browsers, CPU profiling, Mocha, Sinon, and more
7. Scale applications vertically and horizontally across multiple cores and web services

Who This Book Is For

This book is targeted at JavaScript developers who want to take an in-depth look at the latest Node.js framework to create faster, scalable, real-time backend applications. Basic JavaScript programming knowledge - and also some previous Node.js development experience - are mandatory to get the best out of this book

Table of Contents

1. Understanding the Node Environment
2. Understanding Asynchronous Event-Driven Programming
3. Streaming Data across Nodes and Clients
4. Using Node to Access the File System
5. Managing many simultaneous client connections
6. Creating Realtime Applications
7. Utilizing Multiple Processes
8. Scaling your Application
9. Deploying Microservices
10. Testing your Application
11. Appendix A : Organizing Your Work into Modules
12. Appendix B : Creating your own C++ Add-ons

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