Building Bridges: Leveraging C++ and ROS for Simulators, Sensor Data and Algorithms

Explore a comprehensive conference talk from CppCon 2023 on leveraging C++ and ROS for simulators, sensor data, and algorithms in robotics. Dive into the importance of robust validation and verification in mission-critical robotics software development. Learn about the advantages of simulation for testing various scenarios and its scalability. Discover how to develop an extensible framework for integrating different simulators using C++ and ROS 2, addressing the challenges of standardization and co-simulation. Gain insights into designing communication bridges with well-defined interfaces for seamless integration with robotics simulators. Understand the concept of deterministic execution and its significance in simulation scenarios and testing. Follow the speakers' implementation of a communication bridge and execution management framework in C++ to achieve reproducible and debuggable tests.