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Building multiple ROS nodes in one package
08/21/2021
[ C++ , robotics ]

How to setup and export multiple libraries and executable from one package


Header-only catkin package
03/23/2021
[ C++ , robotics ]

How to setup and use a header-only catkin package


How to LaTeX in Jekyll using KaTeX
01/11/2021
[ website , latex ]

An ultra simplified guide without requiring a MathJax to KaTeX conversion


How to structure and write an abstract class
08/17/2020
[ C++ ]

quick tutorial on abstract classes using coffee makers as an example


Quadrotor connectors galore
08/13/2020
[ robotics , hardware ]

A short guide to wire connectors for UAVs, for interfacing with power/pixracer/ESCs/motors, etc.


Space tricks in Latex
07/18/2020
[ latex ]

How to adjust/shrink white spaces in latex documents for when you're just one line over the conference page limit


Tutorial on ROS Pluginlib
05/12/2020
[ C++ , robotics ]

How to actually write a plugin in ROS


Derivation of Unconstrained Polynomial Trajectory Optimization
04/16/2020
[ robotics , math ]

How to compute the spline trajectory representation given higher order derivative constraints.


Uniform B-splines
04/03/2020
[ robotics , math ]

A fast intro to bsplines for trajectory representation.


CHOMP Gradient derivation
03/05/2020
[ robotics , math ]

the derivation for the functional gradient for the CHOMP paper.


Comparison of Quadrotor ESCs for autonomous flight
11/11/2019
[ robotics , hardware ]

A comparison of ESC firmware, communication protocols and available models for building a quadrotor for precise motor control


Vibration reduction methods for quadrotors
11/01/2019
[ robotics , hardware ]

How to mechanically damp out as much noise on those IMU signals as possible.


Installing librealsense for T265 on various compute platforms
07/10/2019
[ robotics , hardware ]

Attempting to install librealsense on various small compute platforms (Intel Aero UAV, Odroid XU4, Nvidia TX2)


Building your credit history from nothing
04/17/2019
[ life ]

A guide on how to build your credit history from nothing for expats moving to the US.