[ros-users] Adding a New Stereo System to ROS
Adi Shavit
adishavit at gmail.com
Tue Feb 15 19:50:09 UTC 2011
Hi Stefan,
You mean you are working on a driver for the VRMagic camera?
If so that's great. I'd be grateful if you let me know when it's ready.
I'll be happy to run tests for debugging if you like.
Warm regards,
Adi
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Stefan Kohlbrecher <
stefan.kohlbrecher at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi Adi,
>
> my group is working on a driver. Last time I checked (2 days ago ;) )
> it was possible to retrieve images from 2 sensors (we only have a
> two-sensor system) and perform stereo calibration for the first time.
> It's really very basic at this point, but I'll look into getting it
> into some publicly accessible Repo.
>
> regards,
> Stefan
>
> 2011/2/15 Adi Shavit <adishavit at gmail.com>:
> > Hi Jack,
> > ... more below...
> >>
> >> > I am new to ROS.
> >>
> >> Welcome!
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >>
> >> > I have a 4 camera stereo set using 4 synchronized cameras that are not
> >> > supported by ROS.
> >> > This is not unlike what PR2 uses.
> >> > I would like to use these camera with ROS.
> >> > What is the best way to do this?
> >>
> >> That depends on what kind of cameras they are.
> >
> > VRMagic Multisensor Intelligent Cameras.
> >
> >>
> >> > Do I need to write my own "driver"?
> >>
> >> Yes, unless someone has already written one.
> >
> > I was afraid you'd say that. ;-)
> >
> >>
> >> > What is the easiest way to do this? As I said I am new to ROS.
> >>
> >> The extra ROS wrapping for publishing camera data does not involve
> >> much additional code, but does require a basic understanding of the
> >> image pipeline. So, study the interfaces and look at examples of other
> >> drivers, then ask more questions.
> >
> > Thank you, I will.
> > BTW, is there a "mock" camera module, that I can feed AVIs or other video
> to
> > simulate a camera?
> > This will help me with debugging and also with understanding the whole
> > pipeline.
> > Thanks,
> > Adi
> >
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