sl-perception d872ea5e34 feat(social): navigation + follow modes + MiDaS depth + waypoints (Issue #91)
- saltybot_social_msgs: full message/service definitions (standalone compilation)
- saltybot_social_nav: social navigation orchestrator
  - Follow modes: shadow/lead/side/orbit/loose/tight
  - Voice steering: mode switching + route commands via /social/speech/*
  - A* obstacle avoidance on Nav2/SLAM occupancy grid (8-directional, inflation)
  - MiDaS monocular depth for CSI cameras (TRT FP16 + ONNX fallback)
  - Waypoint teaching + replay with WaypointRoute persistence
  - High-speed EUC tracking (5.5 m/s = ~20 km/h)
  - Predictive position extrapolation (0.3s ahead at high speed)
- Launch: social_nav.launch.py (social_nav + midas_depth + waypoint_teacher)
- Config: social_nav_params.yaml
- Script: build_midas_trt_engine.py (ONNX -> TRT FP16)
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Jetson Nano — AI/SLAM Platform Setup

Self-balancing robot: Jetson Nano dev environment for ROS2 Humble + SLAM stack.

Stack

Component Version / Part
Platform Jetson Nano 4GB
JetPack 4.6 (L4T R32.6.1, CUDA 10.2)
ROS2 Humble Hawksbill
DDS CycloneDDS
SLAM slam_toolbox
Nav Nav2
Depth camera Intel RealSense D435i
LiDAR RPLIDAR A1M8
MCU bridge STM32F722 (USB CDC @ 921600)

Quick Start

# 1. Host setup (once, on fresh JetPack 4.6)
sudo bash scripts/setup-jetson.sh

# 2. Build Docker image
bash scripts/build-and-run.sh build

# 3. Start full stack
bash scripts/build-and-run.sh up

# 4. Open ROS2 shell
bash scripts/build-and-run.sh shell

Docs

Files

jetson/
├── Dockerfile              # L4T base + ROS2 Humble + SLAM packages
├── docker-compose.yml      # Multi-service stack (ROS2, RPLIDAR, D435i, STM32)
├── README.md               # This file
├── docs/
│   ├── pinout.md           # GPIO/I2C/UART pinout reference
│   └── power-budget.md     # Power budget analysis (10W envelope)
└── scripts/
    ├── entrypoint.sh       # Docker container entrypoint
    ├── setup-jetson.sh     # Host setup (udev, Docker, nvpmodel)
    └── build-and-run.sh    # Build/run helper

Power Budget (Summary)

Scenario Total
Idle 2.9W
Nominal (SLAM active) ~10.2W
Peak 15.4W

Target: 10W (MAXN nvpmodel). Use RPLIDAR standby + 640p D435i for compliance. See docs/power-budget.md for full analysis.