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hector_rviz_plugins

Collection of RViz plugins. Clone package into ROS Workspace and make. After that the rviz plugins are available for use within rviz. To use them simply add them in rviz. Instructions for usage of plugins

HectorViewController

A view controller with support for animation, movement using the arrow keys, 2D and 3D mode as well as ROS interfaces for control by external nodes. It can also track a specified frame allowing the camera to follow the robot. The tracked frame is followed with a P-controller with variable P-Gain to dampen the camera movements.

MultiRobotStateDisplay

An RViz display to display multiple robot states with possibly differing positions and orientations.

Two robot states with different poses

PointCloudFilter

An RViz display that allows to filter a point cloud spatially, i.e. removes points that lie above a specified theshold in a given direction (x,y,z) or max radial distance of a coordinate system.

Filtering points with too big z-values