laser_scan_merger
- Software
- Perception
- Tool
A ROS 2 package that merges up to nine laser scan topics into one scan, using a multithreaded design and approximate time filtering.
Source on GitHub: github.com/BruceChanJianLe/laser_scan_merger (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 05b7971 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- Apache-2.0 (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) at commit 05b7971 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Merges between 2 and 9 input laser scan topics into a single merged scan topic.
- Uses approximate time synchronization with a configurable queue size to match scans.
- Lets each input topic use a reliable or best-effort sync policy.
- Transforms scans into a common output frame, with an option for moving frames.
- Configurable angular range, angular resolution, and minimum/maximum valid range.
- Includes a demo launch file and supports per-robot configuration files.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 05b7971.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Maintained: a commit in the last 12 months
- Newest commit
- 3 Jul 2026 on master
- Latest release
- None published on GitHub
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
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