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Unable to subscribe to pcl::PointCloud<Eigen::MatrixXf>

asked 2018-05-12 11:11:27 -0600

ravijoshi gravatar image

I am trying to subscribe to point cloud data consists of 3D position and color values (XYZRGB). However, I need to get the point cloud data as Eigen matrix, so I am trying to use the following formulation of point cloud pcl::PointCloud<eigen::matrixxf>

Below is the sample code-

#include <ros/ros.h>
#include <pcl/point_types.h>
#include <pcl_ros/point_cloud.h>

typedef pcl::PointCloud<Eigen::MatrixXf> PointCloud;

void callback(const PointCloud::ConstPtr& msg)
{
  printf ("Cloud: width = %d, height = %d\n", msg->width, msg->height);
}

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
  ros::init(argc, argv, "sub_pcl");
  ros::NodeHandle nh;
  ros::Subscriber sub = nh.subscribe<PointCloud>("points2", 1, callback);
  ros::spin();
}

The above code throws many errors at compile time. Please see below-

In file included from /usr/include/pcl-1.7/pcl/register_point_struct.h:55:0,
                 from /usr/include/pcl-1.7/pcl/point_types.h:44,
                 from /home/ravi/ros_ws/src/my_project/src/test.cpp:2:
/usr/include/pcl-1.7/pcl/point_traits.h: In instantiation of ‘struct pcl::traits::fieldList<Eigen::Matrix<float, -1, -1> >’:
/usr/include/pcl-1.7/pcl/conversions.h:127:70:   required from ‘void pcl::createMapping(const std::vector<pcl::PCLPointField>&, pcl::MsgFieldMap&) [with PointT = Eigen::Matrix<float, -1, -1>; pcl::MsgFieldMap = std::vector<pcl::detail::FieldMapping>]’
/opt/ros/indigo/include/pcl_conversions/pcl_conversions.h:569:59:   required from ‘void pcl::createMapping(const std::vector<sensor_msgs::PointField_<std::allocator<void> > >&, pcl::MsgFieldMap&) [with PointT = Eigen::Matrix<float, -1, -1>; pcl::MsgFieldMap = std::vector<pcl::detail::FieldMapping>]’
/opt/ros/indigo/include/pcl_ros/point_cloud.h:234:49:   required from ‘static void ros::serialization::Serializer<pcl::PointCloud<PointT> >::read(Stream&, pcl::PointCloud<PointT>&) [with Stream = ros::serialization::IStream; T = Eigen::Matrix<float, -1, -1>]’
/opt/ros/indigo/include/ros/serialization.h:163:32:   required from ‘void ros::serialization::deserialize(Stream&, T&) [with T = pcl::PointCloud<Eigen::Matrix<float, -1, -1> >; Stream = ros::serialization::IStream]’
/opt/ros/indigo/include/ros/subscription_callback_helper.h:136:34:   required from ‘ros::VoidConstPtr ros::SubscriptionCallbackHelperT<P, Enabled>::deserialize(const ros::SubscriptionCallbackHelperDeserializeParams&) [with P = const boost::shared_ptr<const pcl::PointCloud<Eigen::Matrix<float, -1, -1> > >&; Enabled = void; ros::VoidConstPtr = boost::shared_ptr<const void>]’
/home/ravi/ros_ws/src/my_project/src/test.cpp:18:1:   required from here
/usr/include/pcl-1.7/pcl/point_traits.h:152:12: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘struct pcl::traits::fieldList<Eigen::Matrix<float, -1, -1> >’
     struct fieldList : fieldList<typename POD<PointT>::type>
            ^
/usr/include/pcl-1.7/pcl/point_traits.h:152:12: error: declaration of ‘struct pcl::traits::fieldList<Eigen::Matrix<float, -1, -1> >’
In file included from /usr/include/boost/mpl/aux_/na_assert.hpp:23:0,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/arg.hpp:25,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/placeholders.hpp:24,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/apply.hpp:24,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/aux_/iter_apply.hpp:17,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/aux_/find_if_pred.hpp:14,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/find_if.hpp:17,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/find.hpp:17,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/aux_/contains_impl.hpp:20,
                 from /usr ...
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answered 2018-05-12 11:57:51 -0600

NEngelhard gravatar image

You somehow expect the subscriber to magically guess how to transform a pcl::PointXYZRGB to an Eigen::MatrixXf. There is no obvious conversion from a colored point to a Matrix. (And even it there was some, publishers and subscribers and not meant for data conversion).

You have to subscribe with the correct datatype (namely what was published) and then afterwards you can run your custom conversion.

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Thanks a lot. I was just wondering if I have missed some portion of the documentation!

ravijoshi gravatar image ravijoshi  ( 2018-05-12 12:41:53 -0600 )edit

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