ros-drivers/velodyne

can i know the exact coordinate when vlp16 is on? through ros

himhan34 opened this issue · 1 comments

himhan34 commented

Please complete the following information:

  • OS and Version: ubuntu 18.04
  • ROS Version: melodic

can i know the exact coordinate of vlp16 lidar when i use ros driver in the ros?

and can i know the orientation of vlp 16??

JWhitleyWork commented

I'm sorry, but there is no way to do this. The sensor itself does not have a way to determine it's orientation relative to any outside object or surface. You must measure this and publish a TF to use the transform.