Questions tagged [mapping]

mapping is the construction of a spatial representation by using the sensory information perceived

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Mapping formats for small autonomous robots

I have some robot software I'm working on (Java on Android) which needs to store a pre-designed map of a playing field to be able to navigate around. The field's not got any fancy 3d structure, the map can be 2d. I've been trying to find a good…
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ROS kinetic - visualisation of raw data from LiDAR scanner

Hello, I have set up ROS kinetic environment. I am looking for tips which tools/tutorials should I use to visualise my raw data. What I have is .xml file and .pcd files which was taken by LiDAR (point cloud library). I have also .bag file. I would…
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Creating a 3D map with Velodyne data

Hello, I am very new to ROS so excuse my simplicity. I have Velodyne Puck point cloud data that I would like to use to create a 3D map. My issue was that I was moving the puck as I collected the data and I have no odometer data. Would I use a ICP…
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Mapping algorithm without noise

I have a simulated robot moving in a discretized 2D grid world that (for various simplification and time-restriction reasons) has no noise. The problem is how the robot creates its initial map of the world. Algorithms like SLAM and occupancy grid…
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Is it possible to update a map without a navigation stack?

As per the title, I'm trying to update a map (nav_msgs::msg::OccupancyGrid) without use slam_toolbox, nav2, etc. For fun, I'm trying to do mapping with a basic RGB camera like the Raspberry PI camera, for which I just check the pixels for a certain…
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Mapping using 3d model of an arena

so I am participating in a rover making competition where they have given us a parasolid file of the arena. Our rover is primarily going use the raspberry pi as the brain with most likely ROS as its OS and some arduino boards to control the movement…
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