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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 ROS 2 bag, which will be used for this tutorial. After the installation, the ROS 2 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 ROS 2 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 .