Getting Started

pykal is a Python package that serves as a bridge between theoretical control/estimation algorithms and their implementation onto hardware.

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To get started modeling algorithms in pykal, read the “Overview” and “Theory to Python” sections. To implement these algorithms into ROS and/or Gazebo, also read the “Python to ROS” and “ROS to Gazebo” sections.