Comment by sobot for An Xtion from Asus is also enough for indoor navigation....
Hi, i was thinking more about an IR or a cheap lidar solution, and primarily wanted to couple it with an Exploration pkg, which looks like "Exploration" is not easy to find either! any idea's for that...
View ArticleComment by Mehdi. for An Xtion from Asus is also enough for indoor...
In the field of robotics, a Xtion or a Kinect IS a "cheap" sensor !!!
View ArticleAnswer by Mehdi. for Hi guys,does anyone know of a relatively cheap sensor...
An [Xtion](http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Xtion_PRO/) from Asus is also enough for indoor navigation. A drawback would be its limited field of view. An example of using it with a turtlebot for...
View ArticleComment by sobot for I do not know if it will be cheap...
Hi! its looks the same as xv_11 lidar, have you tried it? are these two different products?
View ArticleComment by Trexter101 for I do not know if it will be cheap...
I have tried the rplidar with hector slam it works great!
View ArticleComment by afranceson for I do not know if it will be cheap...
RPLidar works great with GMapping too for me
View ArticleAnswer by cyborg-x1 for Hi guys,does anyone know of a relatively cheap sensor...
I do not know if it will be cheap enough. http://www.robotshop.com/en/rplidar-360-laser-scanner.html ROS node can be found here: https://github.com/robopeak/rplidar_ros
View ArticleComment by Emilien for Tera Ranger One could be another choice. The ROS...
hi, did you show me how to map with IR sensor?
View ArticleAnswer by AlexR for Hi guys,does anyone know of a relatively cheap sensor...
[Tera Ranger One](http://www.teraranger.com/product/teraranger-one-distance-sensor-for-drones-and-robotics/) could be another choice. The ROS package is given here on the...
View ArticleComment by sobot for Here's a Poor man lidar, that could be used for mapping....
hello! have you ever tried a PML before? i thought i'd eliminate the moving parts and build an ir_ring instead, any ideas?
View ArticleComment by jseal for Here's a Poor man lidar, that could be used for mapping....
I've done both suggestion second is better. I was never able to get a good map with the IR moving on a servo and my robot moving. Probably could have built a decent map if I had stitch several static...
View ArticleComment by jseal for Here's a Poor man lidar, that could be used for mapping....
xv-11. I haven't done the IR ring but it should work. Any particular reason for no moving parts?
View ArticleComment by sobot for Here's a Poor man lidar, that could be used for mapping....
just for eliminating moving parts (risk of mechanic failure) and also i wanna put a cover over the robot, panning IR will need a wide opening in the robot's cover. but I'm thinking a ring may have some...
View ArticleComment by sobot for Here's a Poor man lidar, that could be used for mapping....
by second, you mean IR ring or xv-11?
View ArticleComment by jseal for Here's a Poor man lidar, that could be used for mapping....
I like the idea, I'll have to follow up with you to see how well it works out. You could use a couple of bumpers in the front to protect against blind spots.
View ArticleComment by sobot for Here's a Poor man lidar, that could be used for mapping....
yea sure, lets see what i end up buying and we'll see how it works out. Lidar is tempting though lol do you happen to know of a working exploration package? I'm stuck.
View ArticleAnswer by jseal for Hi guys,does anyone know of a relatively cheap sensor...
Here's a Poor man lidar, that could be used for mapping. It uses a sharp IR sensor and a servo. http://www.pirobot.org/blog/0014/ The xv-11 laser is a fairly cheap setup for under $100 on eBay....
View Articlea cheap Laser / IR solution for 2D mapping?
Hi guys, does anyone know of a relatively cheap sensor solution for 2D mapping? don't need it to be (laser) accurate. just good enough to build a 2D map for some basic indoor navigation job. Sonar,...
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