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imu_tools

By CCNY Robotics Lab, United States (checked on github.com/CCNYRoboticsLab (opens in a new tab)), from github.com/CCNYRoboticsLab/imu_tools (opens in a new tab)

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  • Library
  • BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-3.0-or-later

A set of ROS packages for IMU data: two filters that fuse inertial readings into orientation, plus an rviz plugin to display IMU messages.

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Facts

GitHub stars
1,142read on 6 Nov 2026
Last update
17 Sept 2026Newest commit on rolling
Maintenance
Activea commit in the last 90 days
Difficulty
Intermediate

Checked on GitHub on 6 Nov 2026.

Licenses

Code
BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab) AND GPL-3.0-or-later (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab), LICENSE.bsd (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) and LICENSE.gplv3 (opens in a new tab) (GPL-3.0-only) at commit be8b684 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026. A license text Robotheca's reader does not know: a person at Robotheca set it on 9 Nov 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

Copyleft: Modified source must be published.

Overview

What it does: Robotheca's summary

  • Imu_filter_madgwick fuses angular velocities, accelerations and optional magnetic readings into an orientation, based on Madgwick's work.
  • Imu_complementary_filter produces an orientation quaternion from IMU readings using a complementary fusion approach.
  • Rviz_imu_plugin is an rviz plugin that displays sensor_msgs::Imu messages.
  • Installable as binaries for current ROS1 and ROS2 distributions, or built from source.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit be8b684, not by its creator.

The README

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Files and versions

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Use it

How to install it, in the creator's words: The project's README (opens in a new tab)

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