diff --git a/docker/user_workspace/.gitignore b/docker/user_workspace/.gitignore
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-cache
-*.tar
-*.tar.gz
diff --git a/docker/user_workspace/CATKIN_IGNORE b/docker/user_workspace/CATKIN_IGNORE
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diff --git a/docker/user_workspace/Dockerfile b/docker/user_workspace/Dockerfile
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-ARG WORKSPACE_PATH
-ARG BASE_IMAGE=ctumrs/mrs_uav_system:1.5.0_hailo_ai
-
-#############################################################################
-
-# FIRST STAGE: BUILD THE WORKSPACE
-FROM $BASE_IMAGE AS stage_build
-
-ARG WORKSPACE_PATH
-
-COPY ./cache/${WORKSPACE_PATH}/ /${WORKSPACE_PATH}/
-
-# create catkin workspace
-RUN [ ! -e /${WORKSPACE_PATH}/.catkin_tools ] && cd /${WORKSPACE_PATH} && catkin init && catkin config --profile reldeb --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON && catkin profile set reldeb && catkin config --extend /opt/ros/noetic || echo "[Docker]: catkin workspace already exists"
-
-# copy the sources from the local subfolder
-COPY src/ /${WORKSPACE_PATH}/src/
-
-RUN cd /${WORKSPACE_PATH} && catkin build -s
-
-#############################################################################
-
-# SECOND STAGE: COPY THE WORKSPACE TO A BLANK APLINE IMAGE
-FROM alpine AS stage_cache_workspace
-
-ARG WORKSPACE_PATH
-
-COPY --from=stage_build /${WORKSPACE_PATH} /${WORKSPACE_PATH}
-
-#############################################################################
-
-# THIRD STAGE: copy the workspace to a final blank ROS-equipped base image
-FROM alpine AS stage_finalization
-
-ARG WORKSPACE_PATH
-
-COPY ./cache/${WORKSPACE_PATH}/src /${WORKSPACE_PATH}/src
-COPY ./cache/${WORKSPACE_PATH}/.catkin_tools /${WORKSPACE_PATH}/.catkin_tools
-COPY ./cache/${WORKSPACE_PATH}/devel /${WORKSPACE_PATH}/devel
-
-CMD ["sh"]
diff --git a/docker/user_workspace/build_image.sh b/docker/user_workspace/build_image.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-
-trap 'last_command=$current_command; current_command=$BASH_COMMAND' DEBUG
-trap 'echo "$0: \"${last_command}\" command failed with exit code $?"' ERR
-
-# get the path to this script
-MY_PATH=`dirname "$0"`
-MY_PATH=`( cd "$MY_PATH" && pwd )`
-
-cd ${MY_PATH}
-
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-## |                            setup                           |
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-LOCAL_TAG=catkin_workspace:yolo
-
-ARCH=arm64 # robofly
-# ARCH=amd64
-
-source ./paths.sh
-
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-## |                            build                           |
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# initialize the cache
-[ ! -e ${CACHE_PATH}/${WORKSPACE_PATH} ] && mkdir -p ./${CACHE_PATH}/${WORKSPACE_PATH}
-
-PASS_TO_DOCKER_BUILD="Dockerfile src ${CACHE_PATH}/${WORKSPACE_PATH}"
-
-docker buildx use default
-
-echo ""
-echo "$0: building the user's workspace"
-echo ""
-
-# this first build compiles the contents of "src" and storest the intermediate
-tar -czh $PASS_TO_DOCKER_BUILD 2>/dev/null | docker build - --no-cache --target stage_cache_workspace --output ./${CACHE_PATH} --build-arg WORKSPACE_PATH=${WORKSPACE_PATH} --file Dockerfile --platform=linux/$ARCH
-
-echo ""
-echo "$0: packing the workspace into a docker image"
-echo ""
-
-# this second build takes the resulting workspace and storest in in a final image
-# that can be deployed to a drone
-docker build . --no-cache --target stage_finalization --file Dockerfile --build-arg WORKSPACE_PATH=${WORKSPACE_PATH} --tag $LOCAL_TAG --platform=linux/$ARCH
-
-echo ""
-echo "$0: workspace was packed into '$LOCAL_TAG'"
-echo ""
diff --git a/docker/user_workspace/clean_cache.sh b/docker/user_workspace/clean_cache.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-
-trap 'last_command=$current_command; current_command=$BASH_COMMAND' DEBUG
-trap 'echo "$0: \"${last_command}\" command failed with exit code $?"' ERR
-
-# get the path to this script
-MY_PATH=`dirname "$0"`
-MY_PATH=`( cd "$MY_PATH" && pwd )`
-
-cd ${MY_PATH}
-
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-## |                            setup                           |
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-source ./paths.sh
-
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-## |                            build                           |
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-rm -rf $CACHE_PATH
-
-echo ""
-echo "$0: cache cleaned"
-echo ""
diff --git a/docker/user_workspace/export_image.sh b/docker/user_workspace/export_image.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-
-trap 'last_command=$current_command; current_command=$BASH_COMMAND' DEBUG
-trap 'echo "$0: \"${last_command}\" command failed with exit code $?"' ERR
-
-# get the path to this script
-MY_PATH=`dirname "$0"`
-MY_PATH=`( cd "$MY_PATH" && pwd )`
-
-cd ${MY_PATH}
-
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-## |                            setup                           |
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-LOCAL_TAG=catkin_workspace:yolo
-EXPORT_PATH=~/docker
-
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-## |                           export                           |
-## --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-docker save ${LOCAL_TAG} | gzip > ${EXPORT_PATH}/${LOCAL_TAG}.tar.gz
-
-echo ""
-echo "$0: image exorted as ${EXPORT_PATH}/${LOCAL_TAG}.tar.gz"
-echo ""
-
diff --git a/docker/user_workspace/paths.sh b/docker/user_workspace/paths.sh
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-export WORKSPACE_PATH=etc/docker/catkin_workspace
-export CACHE_PATH=cache
-