Only released in EOL distros:
Package Summary
This stack contains drivers for laser rangefinders, including Hokuyo SCIP 2.0-compliant and SICK models.
- Author: Maintained by Chad Rockey
- License: BSD,LGPL
- Source: svn https://code.ros.org/svn/ros-pkg/stacks/laser_drivers/trunk
Package Summary
This stack contains drivers for laser rangefinders, including Hokuyo SCIP 2.0-compliant and SICK models.
- Author: Maintained by Chad Rockey
- License: BSD,LGPL
- Source: svn https://code.ros.org/svn/ros-pkg/stacks/laser_drivers/trunk
Package Summary
This stack contains drivers for laser rangefinders, including Hokuyo SCIP 2.0-compliant and SICK models.
- Author: Maintained by Chad Rockey
- License: BSD,LGPL
- Source: svn https://code.ros.org/svn/ros-pkg/stacks/laser_drivers/trunk
Contents
Supported Hardware
Hoyuko: SCIP 2.0-compliant laser range-finders supported in hokuyo_node.
SICK: laser range-finders supported in sicktoolbox_wrapper.
ROS API
Laser Range Finder Nodes
To encourage compatibility between Laser Range Finder nodes, each node should provide the following minimal API:Published Topics
scan (sensor_msgs/LaserScan)- Scan data from the laser.
Report a Bug
For hokuyo_node: https://github.com/ros-drivers/hokuyo_node/issues
For sicktoolbox_wrapper: https://github.com/ros-drivers/sicktoolbox_wrapper/issues
Other Laser Range-Finder Drivers
dfki_sks_laser_drivers contains a driver for Leuze rotoScan ROD-4 laser range-finders.