RPLIDAR ROS package
ROS node and test application for RPLIDAR
Visit RoboPeak Website for more details about RPLIDAR.
How to build rplidar ros package
1) Clone this project to your catkin's workspace src folder
2) Running catkin_make to build rplidarNode and rplidarNodeClient
How to run rplidar ros package
There're two ways to run rplidar ros package
I. Run rplidar node and view in the rviz
roslaunch rplidar_ros view_rplidar.launch
You should see rplidar's scan result in the rviz.
II. Run rplidar node and view using test application
roslaunch rplidar_ros rplidar.launch
rosrun rplidar_ros rplidarNodeClient
You should see rplidar's scan result in the console
RPLidar frame
RPLidar frame must be broadcasted according to picture shown in rplidar-frame.png