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Is it possible to get the contact point of a laser sensor?

asked 2013-07-29 06:31:37 -0500

Chris
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Hi,

is there a simple solution for getting the coordinates on which the rays of a sensor hit a target? At the moment I calculate the points myself by using the sensor pose, the start and end angles and the samples, but I think there has to be an easier way to do that...

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