[ros-users] custom stereo cams

[Adam Leeper]

I put my vote with uvc_stereo, simply because it's the one I have used :)

If you are looking for a nice way to mount a pair of Logitech C905 cameras,
talk to me...

--Adam


Adam Leeper
Stanford University
aleeper at stanford.edu
719.358.3804


On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 6:49 AM, Jeff Hyams <jeff.hyams at resquared.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the quick replies, I will check out both those options.
>
> -Jeff
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Ugo Cupcic <ugo at shadowrobot.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi,
>>
>> We coded something doing that.
>>
>> You can find it here:
>> https://code.launchpad.net/~ugocupcic/sr-ros-interface/opticaldataglove<https://code.launchpad.net/%7Eugocupcic/sr-ros-interface/opticaldataglove>
>>
>> I used usb_cam to publish images from the webcam. Then, the synchroniser
>> node is in optical_synchronizer.
>>
>> It's still really experimental so you may have to modify things a bit for
>> it to work. If you need more info don't hesitate to contact me.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Ugo
>>
>>
>> On 07/10/10 14:13, Jeff Hyams wrote:
>>
>> I am trying to create a really simple stereo test with two cheap usb
>> cameras.  I understand the basics of using the stereo_proc and calibration
>> packages, but what I want to know is what is the best way to go about
>> creating the actual stereo node that publishes the images.  Is it possible
>> to use two gscam or usb_cam(or something similar) and remap the topics to
>> look like a stereo camera?  I am not really sure how the calibration data
>> would get stored used if I did this.
>>
>> Or would it make more sense to write an intermediate node that grabs
>> images from two running usb_cam nodes and publishes them as left/right
>> stereo image topics (and receives/processes/publishes the calibration data
>> correctly)?  Is there already a package to do this somewhere?
>>
>> At this point, my test will be static, so I am not concerned about syncing
>> images or timestamps being absolutely correct.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff Hyams
>> RE2, Inc.
>>
>>
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