GSoC Phase 1 Report
The first 4 weeks of Google summer of code were quite productive. I got acquainted with the development of Jderobot, created docker containers, migrated Amazon Warehouse exercise and published videos, everything within a month.
| Week | Dates | Main Tasks | Sub tasks completed | Issues Resolved / PRs Merged | Blog | Type | Published URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | 4th May - 1st June | Getting to know Jderobot Academy, Setup | Solving Global navigation exercise: Path planner, motion planning | Issues Fixed: #1 with PR | Beginning of GSoC Journey, Community Bonding 1,2 | Blog | https://theroboticsclub.github.io/colab-gsoc2020-Shreyas_Gokhale/beginning-of-gsoc-journey |
| Week 1 | 1st June - 7th June | Releasing Jderobot Assets | Adding Jderobot_assets for ROS Noetic Distro, Writing instructible guide, Creating complete docker image | #53,54 “Adding Noetic support for repo” with PRs #54 for Jderobot_assets, and #25236 for ROS distro with commits. | And we have a liftoff! | How To, Release | https://theroboticsclub.github.io/colab-gsoc2020-Shreyas_Gokhale/and-we-have-a-liftoff |
| Week 2 | 8th June - 14th June | Porting Amazon Exercise to ROS Noetic | Porting existing packes for Python and C++ | #3 with PR #4. | Let’s start (c)making | Research | https://theroboticsclub.github.io/colab-gsoc2020-Shreyas_Gokhale/lets-start-cmaking |
| Week 3 | 14th June -1st June | Porting Amazon Exercise to ROS Noetic | Removing comm dependency and adding connector library | #5 with PR #6. | Connecting the dots! | Development | https://theroboticsclub.github.io/colab-gsoc2020-Shreyas_Gokhale/connecting-the-dots |
| Week 4 | 22nd June -28th June | Launching Exercise | Writing instructions, Finalizing Docker, Model Updates | PR #58 on Jderobot/assets for gazebo model update. PR #1401 on Jderobot/base for connector package. PR #8 on colab repo for launchable docker exercise. | Launch off! | Publishing Exercise | https://theroboticsclub.github.io/colab-gsoc2020-Shreyas_Gokhale/launch-off |
| Week 5 | 29th June - 5th July | Launching Exercise, New idea discussion | Releasing video, How - to guide, Official release for ROS Noetic |