Re: [ros-users] Hokuyo UTM-30LX-EW

Wow, that's an ideal solution!

Thank you. :)

~Dereck


“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and
falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” -
Michelangelo


On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Chad Rockey <chadrockey@willowgarage.com>wrote:

> Hi Dereck,
>
> UTM-30LX-EW are supported through the new 'urg_node'. It's going to be a
> beta release officially in Hydro. However, the driver is currently
> available in Groovy as:
> ros-groovy-urg-node
>
> Source for it and the multiecho compatibility library, 'laser_proc' are
> available at the following:
> https://github.com/ros-drivers/urg_node
> https://github.com/ros-perception/laser_proc
> https://github.com/ros-drivers/urg_c
>
> I'm not sure when/if RVIZ will be patched to have a MultiEchoLaserScan
> display - a pull request would be great.
>
> - Chad
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 5:01 PM, Dereck Wonnacott <dereck@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Is anyone out there working on support for the new Hokuyo UTM-30LX-EW
>> laser scanner?
>>
>> If not, I plan on patching hokuyo_node to support multi-echo and ethernet
>> sensors.
>>
>> I don't have much graphics experience but I might try adding multi-echo
>> support to rviz while I'm at it. :)
>>
>> Suggestions and feedback appreciated. :)
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> ~Dereck
>>
>>
>>
>> “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high
>> and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”
>> - Michelangelo
>>
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