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Hi everyone, I'm trying to get a LaserScan message in order to use the navigation stack on a Erlecopter drone. I know there is several way to get a Laserscan message (for instance lidar, or by converting a stereo camera signal into laser scan), but in your opinion, what is the best cheapest and easy way to get this message (using a kinect on a drone seems difficile...)
Thanks !
I would suggest Tara Stereo camera: https://github.com/dilipkumar25/see3cam That suit your needs.
I haven't tested Tara camera in laser scan. I have tested the Tara camera ROS distribution (Jade) by using this reference link. https://www.e-consystems.com/Articles... I don't have tried depth range beyond 3 meters. but Tara support Depth ranges from 50cm to 300cm.
Asked: 2018-06-15 04:08:51 -0500
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Don't know if it will meet your requirements, but look up the Neato Lidar. It provides 360 degree scans for about $150 with a controller. https://www.getsurreal.com/product/xv... Don't know if that is small/light enough for your drone but maybe. It's easy to use with ROS.
Hi Billy ! thanks for you comment ! I will check in the next day if the size and the weight will fit on a drone. Concerning the lidar : have you ever used it ? after some research, i found a driver for the lidar xv_11. http://wiki.ros.org/xv_11_laser_driv Is this driver compatible with it? thanks!
That driver will work with Jade for sure. That is what I use. I do not remember making any changes to make it work.