Laser¶
Cacic has Scanning Laser Range Finder, Hokuyo UTM-30LX
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Laser Specs¶
- Supply Voltage: 12VDC +- 10%
- Supply Current: 1.0 MAX, 0.7 NORMAL
- Detection Range: 0.1 ~ 30 m
- Measurement Resolution: 0.1~10 m: σ < 10 mm, 10~30: σ < 30 mm
- Scan Angle: 270°
- Angular resolution: 0.25° (360°/1440)
- Scan Speed: 25 ms
- Interface: USB 2.0
Driver¶
The communication with the device is provided by a ROS node, go to How to use the laser for more details.