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Safety laser scanner for AGVs
The safety laser scanner Psenscan from Pilz now offers new possibilities for production logistics in addition to the safe, productive monitoring of stationary or mobile hazardous areas.
With the ROS (Robot Operating System) packages from the ROS open source framework that are now available, the safety laser scanner can now also be used for the dynamic navigation of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) - for example using SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping). The safety laser scanner provides the data required for navigation. The map of the surroundings generated in this way is the basis for the AGV being able to avoid obstacles, for example.
Thanks to the simple data exchange via standard ROS messages (LaserScan), further mobile applications in the field of robotics can be realized beyond the AGV sector. According to the manufacturer, Psenscan's standardized interfaces and series connection make it easy to integrate several safety laser scanners into an existing ROS environment. In addition, AGV applications with Psenscan can be flexibly adapted for customer-specific solutions. Area monitoring with the scanner and the ROS package meets current standards, including all industry requirements of the ROS Industrial Consortium.
The in-house development of the software features by Pilz itself should ensure that they are quickly available to the user, the company promises. The ROS packages provided can be installed directly from the open source framework, making integration easier. The ROS package is available as open source code (LGPL) or via the open source hoster GitHub (online service for managing open source software). as
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