rotational_scan_matcher.h

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#ifndef CARTOGRAPHER_MAPPING_INTERNAL_3D_SCAN_MATCHING_ROTATIONAL_SCAN_MATCHER_H_
#define CARTOGRAPHER_MAPPING_INTERNAL_3D_SCAN_MATCHING_ROTATIONAL_SCAN_MATCHER_H_

#include <vector>

#include "Eigen/Geometry"
#include "cartographer/sensor/point_cloud.h"

namespace cartographer {
namespace mapping {
namespace scan_matching {

class RotationalScanMatcher {
 public:
  // Computes the histogram for a gravity aligned 'point_cloud'.
  static Eigen::VectorXf ComputeHistogram(const sensor::PointCloud& point_cloud,
                                          int histogram_size);

  // Creates a matcher from the given histograms rotated by the given angles.
  // The angles should be chosen to bring the histograms into approximately the
  // same frame.
  explicit RotationalScanMatcher(
      const std::vector<std::pair<Eigen::VectorXf, float>>&
          histograms_at_angles);

  // Scores how well 'histogram' rotated by 'initial_angle' can be understood as
  // further rotated by certain 'angles' relative to the 'nodes'. Each angle
  // results in a score between 0 (worst) and 1 (best).
  std::vector<float> Match(const Eigen::VectorXf& histogram,
                           float initial_angle,
                           const std::vector<float>& angles) const;

 private:
  Eigen::VectorXf histogram_;
};

}  // namespace scan_matching
}  // namespace mapping
}  // namespace cartographer

#endif  // CARTOGRAPHER_MAPPING_INTERNAL_3D_SCAN_MATCHING_ROTATIONAL_SCAN_MATCHER_H_