RTABMAP robot-centric mapping

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RTABMAP robot-centric mapping

Tsimons
Hello, Mathieu,

I would like to use RTABMAP for robot-centric(local) mapping, but do not need to store a map of locations that already have been passed a long time ago. For example, when I go to another room I do not need the information of the previous room. This information also does not have to be stored in long term memory.
Is there an option to limit the long term memory mapping size such that not all that information is stored and that after some time long term memory is deleted and replaced with new mapping information. Basically, just as what happens with short term memory.
To be clear I do not need a full map of the environment, but want to use some of the features RTABMAP has to offer locally.

I would like to know if you see a way in which this can be accomplished.
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matlabbe
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What you are describing is exactly the purpose of the local costmap of move_base. I suggest to look at how to make a local costmap with move_base.