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Preview live point cloud data from Ouster lidar sensor

Since R2022a

    Add-On Required: This feature requires the Lidar Toolbox Support Package for Ouster Lidar Sensors add-on.

    Description

    preview(ousterObj) previews live point cloud data from the Ouster® lidar sensor associated with the ousterlidar object ousterObj. The function opens a preview window to display the point cloud data.

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    preview(ousterObj,xlimits,ylimits,zlimits) specifies axes limits for the live point cloud data preview window.

    Examples

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    Create an ousterlidar object, ousterObj, for the OS0-64 sensor model. Specify the file path to the corresponding calibration file.

    ousterObj = ousterlidar("OS1-64","C:/ouster/OS0-64G_sample.json");

    Preview the point cloud data by using the preview function. The preview window opens. Note that you must close the preview figure before using the read function.

    preview(ousterObj)

    Input Arguments

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    Ouster lidar sensor connection, specified as an ousterlidar object.

    Range of the x-axis coordinates, specified as a two-element vector of the form [min max]. The preview window displays data only within these limits.

    Range of the y-axis coordinates, specified as a two-element vector of the form [min max]. The preview window displays data only within these limits.

    Range of the z-axis coordinates, specified as a two-element vector of the form [min max]. The preview window displays data only within these limits.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2022a