Turtle Pong

This repository hosts the source code for the ROS turtle_pong package which implements the Pong arcade video game for the Robot Operating System (ROS 1 Noetic) using turtlesim.

To learn how the package was created, please read the documentation.

Usage

To use the turtle_pong package clone this repository into the src folder of your catkin workspace, then build the workspace with catkin_make and source the new package:

cd ~/catkin_ws/src
git clone https://github.com/Jakubach/ros-turtle-pong.git
cd ~/catkin_ws
catkin_make
source devel/setup.bash

Finally start roscore, run turtlesim and pong.launch:

roscore
rosrun turtlesim turtlesim_node
roslaunch turtle_pong pong.launch

Note that each of the three commands above should be executed from another terminal so that it will run in its own process.

You can use one launch file instead of running these commands separately:

roslaunch turtle_pong pong_single_launch.launch

The game can be played with the w/s keys and the up/down arrow keys to control the left and right player (turtle) respectively.

ROS Node Graph

Current Version and Missing Features

This is the first release (version 0.0.0). The following features are planned and contributions to them or new features and code improvements are welcome.

• Handle missed ball cases (left and right)
• Add score board logic (for example using new turtle to draw player scores)
• Fix bounce angle logic when ball hit a paddle.
• Add AI Player
• Improve keyboard input
• Fix order of node launches
• ...

The short video below gives more insights on what is currently implemented: