Requirements

• BreezySLAM
• PyRoboViz
• Python 3
• Operating System -Ubuntu (18.04)
  • Does not work with Windows

Installation

• Clone or Download the above git repository
• cd to BreezySLAM/python and run the following command
• $ sudo python3 setup.py install
• For installing the rplidar python package run the following pip command
• $ sudo pip3 install rplidar
• For seeing the live animation of the map, we install PyRoboViz
  • cd to PyRoboViz folder and run the following command sudo python3 setup.py install

Running Slam

• Connect the lidar to the system via a USB port and run the following command in the terminal sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0
• From the BreezySLAM/examples folder run the rpslam .py file to get live map of the surrounding.