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Add mobile robot kinematics 101 and improve steering library docs (#954)
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Odometry is computed from hardware feedback and published.

For an introduction to mobile robot kinematics and the nomenclature used here, see :ref:`mobile_robot_kinematics`.

Other features
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Controllers for Mobile Robots
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Controllers for Wheeled Mobile Robots
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.. toctree::
:titlesonly:

Ackermann Steering Controller <../ackermann_steering_controller/doc/userdoc.rst>
Bicycle Steering Controller <../bicycle_steering_controller/doc/userdoc.rst>
Differential Drive Controller <../diff_drive_controller/doc/userdoc.rst>
Steering Controllers Library <../steering_controllers_library/doc/userdoc.rst>
Tricycle Controller <../tricycle_controller/doc/userdoc.rst>
Tricycle Steering Controller <../tricycle_steering_controller/doc/userdoc.rst>

Controllers for Manipulators and Other Robots
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