Hokuyo LIDAR Calibration?

I recently started working with a Hokuyo LIDAR and noticed there’s a Hokuyo CHOP available in TouchDesigner. I’m receiving data through the CHOP, but I’m not sure how to interpret or use it effectively.

Previously, my interactive wall responded to multitouch input. I’d like to adapt it to respond to input from the LIDAR instead. How can I go about making this transition? Also, how can I calibrate the LIDAR to define a specific interaction area and restrict touch points accordingly?

In the past, I used OptiTuio for LIDAR calibration, which was quite straightforward. However, I’m finding the calibration process more challenging in TouchDesigner.

This is how i setup my multitouch input.

Hi @shahanhyperspace,

the Hokuyo CHOP can output in either Polar or Cartesian Coordinates, the later of which you can use as an input to the Blobtrack CHOP.

Check out the examples for the Blob Track CHOP in the OPSnippets to get ideas that could work for your purpose.

cheers
Markus

Any example file that i can look at?

Hi @shahanhyperspace,

have you checked the OP Snippets examples for the Blob Track? The Hokuyo plugs right into the input of the Blob Track.

cheers
Markus