RPLIDAR ROS package

ROS node and test application for RPLIDAR

Visit following Website for more details about RPLIDAR:

rplidar roswiki: http://wiki.ros.org/rplidar

rplidar HomePage: http://www.slamtec.com/en/Lidar

rplidar Tutorial: https://github.com/robopeak/rplidar_ros/wiki

How to build rplidar ros package

1) Clone this project to your catkin's workspace src folder
2) Running catkin_make to build rplidarNode and rplidarNodeClient

How to run rplidar ros package

There're three ways to run rplidar ros package

I. Run rplidar node and view in the rviz

roslaunch rplidar_ros view_rplidar.launch

You should see rplidar's scan result in the rviz.

II. Run rplidar node and view using test application

roslaunch rplidar_ros rplidar.launch

rosrun rplidar_ros rplidarNodeClient

You should see rplidar's scan result in the console

III. Run rplidar node and see an overview

If you don't have a laser scanner roslaunch rplidar_ros dummy_scanner_overview.launch

If you have a rplidar connected to your computer roslaunch rplidar_ros rplidar_overview.launch

You should see an overview of the distance at each side of the scanner

RPLidar frame

RPLidar frame must be broadcasted according to picture shown in rplidar-frame.png