Package to compute the area covered for the footprint of a robot.
Using ROS Noetic and Move Base
Clone this package into your workspace and compile it.
IMPORTANT!
You have to get the move base node running with a map before running this node.
rosrun covered_area covered_area_node
The area is calculated taking into account the map resolution.
rosservice call /covered_area/Reset_Area
rosparam set /covered_area/redundant_area false
Set to false this parameter to compute ONLY the new area