The detail information about the rplidar, please browse: SlamTec HomePage: http://www.slamtec.com/en/Lidar

ROS node and test application for RPLIDAR

Visit RoboPeak Website for more details about RPLIDAR.

1) Clone this project to your catkin's workspace src folder
2) Running catkin_make to build rplidarNode and rplidarNodeClient

There're two ways to run rplidar ros package

roslaunch rplidar_ros view_rplidar.launch

You should see rplidar's scan result in the rviz.

roslaunch rplidar_ros rplidar.launch

rosrun rplidar_ros rplidarNodeClient

You should see rplidar's scan result in the console

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

Maybe you should remap the usb device port name. then the usb port canbe remap to fixed rplidar instead Conflicts with USB serial port. change the mode of port with the authority rwx

install: ./scripts/create_udev_rules.sh

when you install the usb remap, you can change the roslaunch file ,like this: rplidar.launch