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FastMapping Algorithm

FastMapping application is the Intel® optimized version of octomap.

For more information on FastMapping, see How it Works.

Run the FastMapping Standalone Application

  1. To download and install the Fastmapping standalone sample application run the command below:

    sudo apt-get install ros-humble-fast-mapping
    
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    Note

    The ros-humble-fast-mapping package includes a ROS2 bag, which will be used for this tutorial. After the installation, the ROS2 bag can be found at /opt/ros/humble/share/bagfiles/spinning/

  2. Set up your ROS 2 environment

    source /opt/ros/humble/setup.bash
    
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  3. Run the FastMapping sample application using a ROS2 bag of a robot spinning:

    /opt/ros/humble/share/fast_mapping/tutorial-rosbag/fastmapping.sh
    
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    Expected output:

    ../../../_images/64F89B06-1C61-44E7-8C9F-79D37CAB62C1-low.png
  4. To close this application, type Ctrl-c in the terminal where you ran the bash script.

Troubleshooting

For general robot issues, go to: Troubleshooting for Robot Tutorials.