{"product_id":"the-ros-2-navigation-stack-eleanor-sloane-9798190470031","title":"The ROS 2 Navigation Stack: A practical guide to planning safe routes and dodging obstacles in real-time","description":"\u003cb\u003eBuild Autonomous Robots That Can Plan Safe Routes, Avoid Obstacles, and Navigate Dynamic Environments with ROS 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutonomous navigation is more than moving from one point to another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA robot must understand its surroundings, estimate its position, build reliable maps, plan efficient routes, react to unexpected obstacles, recover from failures, and continuously make safe decisions while operating in changing environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ROS 2 Navigation Stack\u003c\/b\u003e is a practical, project-based guide to mastering Nav2-the official ROS 2 navigation framework used to build autonomous mobile robots. From simulation to deployment, you'll learn how the complete navigation pipeline works and how to configure, troubleshoot, optimize, and extend it for real-world applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than treating Nav2 as a collection of launch files and configuration parameters, this book explains how every component works together: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocalization → Mapping → Costmaps → Global Planning → Local Planning → Controller → Recovery → Goal Achievement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're building warehouse robots, service robots, delivery platforms, research robots, autonomous rovers, or educational mobile robots, this guide provides a structured path to reliable autonomous navigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the ROS 2 Navigation Stack architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstall and configure Nav2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild ROS 2 workspaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure robot models\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare navigation-ready URDF models\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand coordinate frames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure TF2 transforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild reliable transform trees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure robot localization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuse sensor data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand Extended Kalman Filters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure odometry sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the book, you'll understand not only how the Navigation Stack works, but how to build autonomous robots capable of planning safe routes, avoiding obstacles, recovering from failures, and operating reliably in real-world environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a robotics student, ROS developer, research engineer, automation specialist, or autonomous systems developer, \u003cb\u003eThe ROS 2 Navigation Stack\u003c\/b\u003e provides the practical experience needed to transform simulation-ready robots into dependable autonomous systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleanor Sloane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798190470031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Eleanor Sloane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666078994687,"sku":"9798190470031","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d6af025-5b9f-45f5-a620-2c7d19fcaa19.jpg?v=1792015516","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ros-2-navigation-stack-eleanor-sloane-9798190470031","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}