Week 2 (3rd Period)

In the context of the Mapping module, our team’s objective was to deploy the A-LOAM algorithm, and subject it to comprehensive testing in a simulated environment. However, our initial endeavors were met with challenges primarily stemming from the specific requirements inherent to the algorithm:

The encountered setback arose from the team’s reliance on Ubuntu 20.04 and ROS Noetic environments. Consequently, António Morais, operating under the same system configuration on his personal computer, was compelled to think of a solution.

Keeping this in mind the team chose to explore (although not planned to do so) the LIO-SAM algorithm while thinking of a solution for the A-LOAM algorithm.

Notably, we encountered existing GitHub issues (#206 )addressing compilation challenges specific to ROS Noetic, facilitating our implementation efforts. We then successfully conducted testing using one of the datasets (walking_dataset.bag) provided by the authors.