A ROS Enhancement Proposal (REP) is a design document that defines conventions and standards for the Robot Operating System ecosystem, analogous to internet RFCs or Python PEPs. REPs codify agreements such as coordinate-frame conventions, units, naming, and message interfaces so that independently developed robotics components interoperate. They provide the normative reference that aligns platforms and libraries.
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- REPs fix shared decisions like REP-103 coordinate conventions and units, ensuring sensors, transforms, and planners agree on frames and semantics. By documenting these norms, the proposals keep the broad ROS ecosystem interoperable.