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Using laser_assembler in a separate node

asked 2012-02-12 05:41:34 -0500

alfa_80 gravatar image

I would like to give a try, if it works using laser_assembler for my purpose of building a point cloud. I'm somehow curios, is it possible(or better), to use the code snippet found in section 5.4 using a single separate node, instead of embedding it in my point cloud building specific node.

Thanks in advance.

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answered 2012-02-13 02:37:18 -0500

DimitriProsser gravatar image

I personally do the assembly of my Point Clouds in a separate node. I do this so that you abstract the assembly from your code. This increases re-usability of code and makes the code more generic for future uses. It is also good programming practice to create sub-systems within code that each perform a function without affecting other sections of code. This makes the code cleaner, simpler, and easier to maintain.

Additionally, if you generate the assembled cloud in a different node, you can write your point cloud processing node as a filter plugin to the laser filter chain provided by ROS (which also works on Point Clouds).

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