hector localization package against known map
Hi, I would like to ask, if there is solution from hector group to localize the robot against the known map. As the hector_slam provides excellent localization, but it also builds new map at the same time, on the other hand, the amcl package of ros does not work well with my robot (a segway omni platform), especially compared to the hector_slam, so I try to directly use the hector_slam with the known map (by just ignoring the produced map and only use the localization results), but the map being built does not always match the known map, therefore the localization is not as expected. Thus I need a better solution for this (not only from hector). I use ros-hydro on ubuntu 13.04 32bit. Thanks a lot for viewing! (As far as I know, hector_localization package does not do this job.)
Did you make any process since this?
I am also interested in that! And I will ask an additional question: Is it possible to localize the vehicule within a know map without providing the exact starting point?
Should I assume nothing has happened with this?
Anyone got any updates on this?