In this project, we have chosen Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS and ROS Indigo because the Leap Motion SDK will work smoothly with this combination. The Leap Motion SDK is not fully supported by Ubuntu 16.04 LTS; if there are any further fixes from the company, this code will work on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with ROS Kinetic.
The Leap Motion SDK is the core of the Leap Motion controller. The Leap Motion controller has two IR cameras facing upward, and it also has several IR projectors. This is interfaced with a PC, and the Leap Motion SDK runs on the PC, which has drivers for the controller. It also has algorithms to process the hand image to produce the joint values of each finger joint.
Here is the procedure to install the Leap Motion SDK in Ubuntu:
- Download the SDK from https://www.leapmotion.com/setup/linux; you can extract this package and you...
