Property Tree Widget:
       Expanded:
         - /TF1/Frames1
-        - /Map1/Status1
         - /Map1/Orientation1
       Splitter Ratio: 0.618123
     Tree Height: 656
     Experimental: false
     Name: Time
     SyncMode: 0
-    SyncSource: LaserScan
+    SyncSource: ""
   - Class: rviz/Tool Properties
     Expanded: ~
     Name: Tool Properties
       Plane Cell Count: 10
       Reference Frame: <Fixed Frame>
       Value: true
-    - Alpha: 1
-      Autocompute Intensity Bounds: true
-      Autocompute Value Bounds:
-        Max Value: 0
-        Min Value: 0
-        Value: true
-      Axis: Z
-      Channel Name: x
-      Class: rviz/LaserScan
-      Color: 255; 255; 255
-      Color Transformer: Intensity
-      Decay Time: 0
-      Enabled: true
-      Invert Rainbow: false
-      Max Color: 255; 255; 255
-      Max Intensity: 4.20249
-      Min Color: 255; 255; 255
-      Min Intensity: 3.74045
-      Name: LaserScan
-      Position Transformer: XYZ
-      Queue Size: 16
-      Selectable: true
-      Size (Pixels): 3
-      Size (m): 0.01
-      Style: Flat Squares
-      Topic: /scan
-      Use Fixed Frame: true
-      Use rainbow: true
-      Value: true
     - Alpha: 1
       Class: rviz/Polygon
       Color: 25; 255; 0
       Class: rviz/Path
       Color: 25; 255; 0
       Enabled: true
+      Line Style: Lines
+      Line Width: 0.03
       Name: Global Plan
+      Offset:
+        X: 0
+        Y: 0
+        Z: 0
       Topic: /move_base/TrajectoryPlannerROS/global_plan
       Value: true
     - Alpha: 1
       Class: rviz/Path
       Color: 0; 25; 255
       Enabled: true
+      Line Style: Lines
+      Line Width: 0.03
       Name: Local Plan
+      Offset:
+        X: 0
+        Y: 0
+        Z: 0
       Topic: /move_base/TrajectoryPlannerROS/local_plan
       Value: true
     - Alpha: 1
       Class: rviz/Path
       Color: 25; 255; 0
       Enabled: true
+      Line Style: Lines
+      Line Width: 0.03
       Name: Planner Plan
+      Offset:
+        X: 0
+        Y: 0
+        Z: 0
       Topic: /move_base/NavfnROS/plan
       Value: true
     - Alpha: 1
       Buffer Length: 1
       Class: rviz/Range
       Color: 255; 255; 255
-      Enabled: false
+      Enabled: true
       Name: Range
       Queue Size: 100
-      Topic: /sonar_forward_lower
-      Value: false
+      Topic: /sonar
+      Value: true
     - Alpha: 0.7
       Class: rviz/Map
       Color Scheme: costmap
       Class: rviz/Map
       Color Scheme: map
       Draw Behind: false
-      Enabled: true
+      Enabled: false
       Name: Map
       Topic: /map
-      Value: true
+      Value: false
   Enabled: true
   Global Options:
     Background Color: 48; 48; 48
   Views:
     Current:
       Class: rviz/Orbit
-      Distance: 3.63988
+      Distance: 4.16269
       Enable Stereo Rendering:
         Stereo Eye Separation: 0.06
         Stereo Focal Distance: 1
         Swap Stereo Eyes: false
         Value: false
       Focal Point:
-        X: 3.49739
-        Y: 1.95458
-        Z: 0.198305
+        X: 5.27226
+        Y: 3.90177
+        Z: 0.615206
       Name: Current View
       Near Clip Distance: 0.01
-      Pitch: 1.5598
+      Pitch: 1.4798
       Target Frame: <Fixed Frame>
       Value: Orbit (rviz)
-      Yaw: 4.71126
+      Yaw: 3.02126
     Saved: ~
 Window Geometry:
   Displays:
 
 import tf
 from math import *
 from geometry_msgs.msg import Twist, TransformStamped, Point32, PoseWithCovarianceStamped
-from sensor_msgs.msg import LaserScan
+from sensor_msgs.msg import Range
 from nav_msgs.msg import Odometry
 from roboint.msg import Motor
 from roboint.msg import Inputs
                self.y_last = 0
                self.alpha_last = 0
 
-               # fake laser scan with ultra sonic range finder
-               self.enable_ultrasonic_laser = bool(rospy.get_param('~ultrasonic_laser', "True"))
                # Distance between both wheels in meter (18.55cm)
                self.wheel_dist = float(rospy.get_param('~wheel_dist', "0.1855"))
                # Size of wheel Diameter in meter (5.15cm) * gear ratio (0.5) = 2.575cm 
                self.speed_constant = float(rospy.get_param('~speed_constant', "-1.7"))
 
                self.pub_motor = rospy.Publisher("ft/set_motor", Motor, queue_size=16)
-               if self.enable_ultrasonic_laser:
-                       self.pub_scan = rospy.Publisher("scan", LaserScan, queue_size=16)
+               self.pub_sonar = rospy.Publisher("sonar", Range, queue_size=16)
                self.pub_odom = rospy.Publisher("odom", Odometry, queue_size=16)
                
                rospy.Subscriber("cmd_vel", Twist, self.cmdVelReceived)
                self.update_odometry(msg, current_time)
                if (current_time - self.last_time).to_nsec() > 100e6: # send every 100ms
                        self.send_odometry(msg, current_time)
-                       if self.enable_ultrasonic_laser:
-                               self.send_laser_scan(msg, current_time)
+                       self.send_range(msg, current_time)
                        self.last_time = current_time
 
        def update_odometry(self, msg, current_time):
                # publish the message
                self.pub_odom.publish(odom)
                
-       def send_laser_scan(self, msg, current_time):
-               # actually ultra sonic range finder
-               num_points = 60 # The base planner needs at least 30 points to work in the default config
-               opening_angle = 30*pi/180 # each side
-               scan = LaserScan()
+       def send_range(self, msg, current_time):
+               # ultra sonic range finder
+               scan = Range()
                scan.header.stamp = current_time
                scan.header.frame_id = "forward_sensor"
-               scan.angle_min = -opening_angle
-               scan.angle_max = opening_angle
-               scan.angle_increment = (2*opening_angle)/num_points
-               scan.time_increment = 0.0
-               scan.range_min = 0.0
-               scan.range_max = 4.0
-               for i in range(num_points):
-                       scan.ranges.append(msg.d1/100.0)
-               #scan.intensities.append(0.5)
-               #scan.intensities.append(1.0)
-               #scan.intensities.append(0.5)
-               self.pub_scan.publish(scan)
+               scan.radiation_type = 0
+               scan.field_of_view = 60*pi/180
+               scan.min_range = 0.0
+               scan.max_range = 4.0
+               scan.range = msg.d1/100.0
+               self.pub_sonar.publish(scan)
 
        # test with rostopic pub -1 cmd_vel geometry_msgs/Twist '[0, 0, 0]' '[0, 0, 0]'
        def cmdVelReceived(self, msg):