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#ifndef LASER_HEIGHT_ESTIMATION_LASER_HEIGHT_ESTIMATION_H
#define LASER_HEIGHT_ESTIMATION_LASER_HEIGHT_ESTIMATION_H

#include <ros/ros.h>
#include <sensor_msgs/LaserScan.h>
#include <sensor_msgs/Imu.h>
#include <std_msgs/Float64.h>
#include <tf/transform_datatypes.h>
#include <tf/transform_listener.h>
#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>

#include <mav_msgs/Height.h>

namespace mav
{

class LaserHeightEstimation
{
  public:

    LaserHeightEstimation(ros::NodeHandle nh, ros::NodeHandle nh_private);
    virtual ~LaserHeightEstimation();

  private:

    // ROS-related variables

    ros::NodeHandle nh_;
    ros::NodeHandle nh_private_;
    ros::Subscriber imu_subscriber_;
    ros::Subscriber scan_subscriber_;
    ros::Publisher  floor_publisher_;
    ros::Publisher  height_to_base_publisher_;
    ros::Publisher  height_to_footprint_publisher_;
    tf::TransformListener tf_listener_;

    // State variables

    boost::mutex mutex_;

    bool initialized_;
    bool first_time_;
    double prev_height_;

    tf::Transform base_to_laser_;
    tf::Transform base_to_footprint_;
    tf::Transform world_to_base_;

    sensor_msgs::Imu latest_imu_msg_;

    ros::Time last_update_time_;

    // Parameters

    std::string world_frame_;
    std::string base_frame_;
    std::string stabilized_frame_;
    std::string imu_topic_;
    std::string scan_topic_;
    int min_values_;
    double max_stdev_;
    double max_height_jump_;
    bool use_imu_;
    bool use_segmentation_;
    double bin_size_;         // for histogram segmentation

    // Member functions

    void scanCallback (const sensor_msgs::LaserScanPtr& scan_msg);
    void imuCallback  (const sensor_msgs::ImuPtr&       imu_msg);
    bool setBaseToLaserTf(const sensor_msgs::LaserScanPtr& scan_msg);
    void getStats(const std::vector<double> values, double& ave, double& stdev);

    void histogramSegmentation(
      const std::vector<double>& input,
      std::vector<double>& output);

};

}; // namespace mav

#endif // LASER_HEIGHT_ESTIMATION_LASER_HEIGHT_ESTIMATION_H