Only released in EOL distros:
Package Summary
A tool to measure the distance to the floor/ceiling using a a laser scanner.
- Author: Ivan Dryanovski
- License: BSD
- Repository: ccny-ros-pkg
- Source: git http://robotics.ccny.cuny.edu/git/ccny-ros-pkg/mav_tools.git
Package Summary
A tool to measure the distance to the floor/ceiling using a a laser scanner.
- Author: Ivan Dryanovski
- License: BSD
- Source: git https://github.com/ccny-ros-pkg/mav_tools.git (branch: fuerte)
CAD Files
The CAD files to build your own can be found here on thingiverse
Usage
The package provides a height estimate using a Hokuyo laser scanner.
Details
Laser scan data is split using laser_scan_splitter and the regions being reflected downward or upward are fed into the height estimation system.
Example
You can run the laser_height_estimation on a pre-recorded bag file that comes with the package. First, make sure you have the scan_tools stack downloaded and installed by following the instructions here.
Next, make sure you have the necessary tools installed:
1 rosmake rviz tf rosbag
Finally, run the demo:
1 roslaunch laser_height_estimation demo.launch
Nodes
References
This package was inspired by the work of Grzonka et al He et al
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