Look at the launch files, its fairly simple to use.  My only problem with it
is that having a point cloud can generate multiple laser scans (I have one
from a kinect for example) but this stack only supports one.  I'm working on
one for my own purposes at this point, I will post it to github or something
when I am done.

Nathaniel

2011/2/15 "Yilmaz Bünyamin" <yilmaz.buenyamin@rwth-aachen.de>

> Ok thanks,
> but there is no tutorial, how to use it.
> How can i use it?
>
> On 2011-02-15 12:34, Ugo Cupcic wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > I think you can use this to convert from pointcloud to laserscan
> > http://www.ros.org/wiki/pointcloud_to_laserscan
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ugo
> >
> >
> > 2011/2/15 "Yilmaz Bünyamin" <yilmaz.buenyamin@rwth-aachen.de>
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > i want to convert PointCloud to LaserScan.
> > > I have a Topic wich publishs point cloud.
> > > if i try to make a map like this:
> > >
> > > rosrun gmapping slam_gmapping scan:=point_cloud
> > >
> > > i become a warning:
> > > [WARN] 1297772305.065463: Could not process inbound connection: topic
> types
> > > do not match: [sensor_msgs/LaserScan] vs.
> [sensor_msgs/PointCloud]{'topic':
> > > '/point_cloud', 'tcp_nodelay': '0', 'md5sum':
> > > '90c7ef2dc6895d81024acba2ac42f369', 'type': 'sensor_msgs/LaserScan',
> > > 'callerid': '/slam_gmapping'}
> > >
> > > So now i want convert pointcloud to laserscan.
> >
> > Or if there is another way to make a map, with pointcloud?
> > >
> > > Greetings,
> > > Bünyamin
> > >
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