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Laser Odometry and Mapping (Loam) is a realtime method for state estimation and mapping using a 3D lidar.
http://wiki.ros.org/loam_velodyne
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Online SLAM using VLP-16 LiDAR #60

Open ekow-mensah opened 6 years ago

ekow-mensah commented 6 years ago

Hi all, I am trying to implement online 3D SLAM using the VLP-16 LiDAR how to I do this with LOAM without having to use rosbags or pcap files?

julianst commented 6 years ago

It should also work with live data, as it just subscribes to the same topic as it does when using rosbags. All you need to do is publish your point cloud as a rod topic. A tutorial for doing so can be found here: http://wiki.ros.org/velodyne

ekow-mensah commented 6 years ago

okay thank you. I have tried this and it works but I do not understand what is the purpose of the red arrows?

imawesome61 commented 5 years ago

hello monsieur, it would bevery kind and humble of you if you can help me create a cloud point for .pcap format data captured from vlp16 lidar velodyne sensor .seeking forward for your reply. Thank you in advance.