https://beyondthejoystick.space/tags/ros-2/ Recent content in ROS 2 on Beyond the Joystick Hugo en-us Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:06:12 +0000 https://beyondthejoystick.space/rover-camera-calibration-mathematics/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:06:12 +0000 https://beyondthejoystick.space/rover-camera-calibration-mathematics/ <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When we plug a standard webcam into our PC, we assume the image on the screen is a faithful representation of reality. But in space robotics, a camera is not simply an "eye": it is a sensor capturing a 2D array of pixels affected by severe optical imperfections. For a rover on the Moon or Mars to use those pixels to avoid crashing into a crater, we must translate light into pure geometry.</p>