LEARN ROS2 DDS ROBOTICS MIDDLEWARE - Expanded Project Guides
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LEARN_ROS2_DDS_ROBOTICS_MIDDLEWARE.mdThis folder contains deep-dive guides for each project in the learning path.
Overview
These guides expand each project into a full learning guide with theory, architecture, implementation phases, testing, and extensions.
Project Index
| # | Project | Difficulty | Time | Key Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The RTPS Packet Sniffer (Seeing the “Handshake”) | Level 3: Advanced | 1-2 weeks | Network Protocols / DDS Internals |
| 2 | The “Skeleton” Node (C++ No-Boilerplate) | Level 2: Intermediate | 1-2 weeks | System Programming / C++ |
| 3 | The Discovery Server (Scaling Beyond Multicast) | Level 2: Intermediate | 1-2 weeks | DevOps / System Architecture |
| 4 | QoS Policy Experimenter (Mastering Reliability) | Level 2: Intermediate | 1-2 weeks | Distributed Systems / Network Reliability |
| 5 | Custom IDL & The Type Support (IDL to C++) | Level 3: Advanced | 1-2 weeks | Serialization / Compilers |
| 6 | The “Dead Man’s Switch” (Lifecycle Nodes) | Level 3: Advanced | 1-2 weeks | State Machines / Safety Systems |
| 7 | The “Path Follower” (Actions vs. Services) | Level 2: Intermediate | 1-2 weeks | Asynchronous Programming / Robotics Control |
| 8 | Dynamic Reconfigurator (The Parameter Server) | Level 1: Beginner | 1-2 weeks | Configuration Management |
| 9 | The Encrypted Robot (SROS2) | Level 4: Expert | 1-2 weeks | Cybersecurity / PKI |
| 10 | The Micro-Edge (Micro-ROS on ESP32) | Level 4: Expert | 1-2 weeks | Embedded Systems / Micro-ROS |
| 11 | Multi-Robot Swarm (Global Data Space) | Level 3: Advanced | 1-2 weeks | Distributed Systems / Swarm Robotics |
| 12 | The Performance Tuner (DDS XML Profiles) | Level 4: Expert | 1-2 weeks | Performance Engineering |
| 13 | The Intelligent Logger (Custom Rosbag Filters) | Level 2: Intermediate | 1-2 weeks | Data Engineering / Analysis |
| 14 | The Cloud Bridge (ROS2 to MQTT/Zenoh) | Level 3: Advanced | 1-2 weeks | Cloud Robotics / Wide-Area Networks |
| 15 | The “Translator” (FastDDS <-> CycloneDDS Interop) | Level 4: Expert | 1-2 weeks | Middleware Interoperability |
Prerequisites
- Basic programming and system fundamentals
- Comfort with command line tooling