# rplidar_ros

**Repository Path**: IMMS_ROS/rplidar_ros

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: rplidar_ros
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: BSD-2-Clause
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2017-12-26
- **Last Updated**: 2020-12-19

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## README

RPLIDAR ROS package
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ROS node and test application for RPLIDAR

Visit following Website for more details about RPLIDAR:

rplidar roswiki: http://wiki.ros.org/rplidar

rplidar HomePage:   http://www.slamtec.com/en/Lidar

rplidar Tutorial:  https://github.com/robopeak/rplidar_ros/wiki

How to build rplidar ros package
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    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
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There're two ways to run rplidar ros package

I. Run rplidar node and view in the rviz
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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
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roslaunch rplidar_ros rplidar.launch

rosrun rplidar_ros rplidarNodeClient

You should see rplidar's scan result in the console

RPLidar frame
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RPLidar frame must be broadcasted according to picture shown in
rplidar-frame.png