2D laser scanner for people detection & tracking?
I would like to implement the ROS-based people detection and tracking used in the SPENCER project, however, not for robot path guidance, but rather outdoor surveillance from a fixed position.
I have little experience using various laser scanners, and most topics are concerned with SLAM. So assuming that SPENCER provides a state-of-the-art people tracking pipeline, which hardware is recommended for:
- Terrestrial outdoor use.
- Day/night operation
- Stationary location
- 180°- 360° Angle
- Range 1 - 30 meters
- ROS drivers
Suggestions for better performing/cheaper hardware and people detection algorithms would be great. I'm considering the Hokuyo UTM-30LX or SICK LMS5xx.