4.4.0

Changelog from version 4.3.1 to 4.4.0:

aaf1b54 new version 4.4.0
b69ed0d Adding fuse_model doc in README
171a467 Fixing on_shutdown lifecycle methods
ff85f6b Adding fuse_model param to control if fusing the yolo model (default is False)
60e7c5e adding the redirect index to the root dir of gh-pages
22f50dd removing Doxygen from distro table
6d861eb Optimizing Dockerfile
b03f3f8 fixing license name

4.3.1

Changelog from version 4.3.0 to 4.3.1:

ecdc718 new version 4.3.1
8dc6320 removing foxy and galactic
0ec5e18 fixing dependencies

4.3.0

Changelog from version 4.2.0 to 4.3.0:

0ed149e new version 4.3.0
59f8980 Add YOLOE Support (#98)
c811121 Ros2 fixes (#95)
5936e97 adding foxy and galactic workflows
6c9f76d adding workflows for iron, kilted and rolling

4.2.0

Changelog from version 4.1.1 to 4.2.0:

acc12c7 new version 4.2.0
c1712e6 adding workflows for releases
8a2d743 yolo_encoding param added
a52adf7 upgrading lap dependency
aa7eb07 cleaning bringup package
a99a101 debug_node: Use the input message header as header of the debug message (#84)

4.1.1

Changelog from version 4.1.0 to 4.1.1:

36bbce0 new version 4.1.1
245b19e adding badges to README
9296b6e fixing default params values
bcba7f8 ultralytics updated
bf5d5b6 default image_reliability value set to 1
b181d7a adding create release workflow

4.1.0

• Fixing workflows names
• Fixing image encoding
• YOLO-NAS removed
• YOLOv12 added
• minor fixes to format

4.0.1

• minor fixes in README
• try/except for model file not existing and model fuse call

4.0.0

1. Renaming: Changed yolov8_ros to yolo_ros for a more consistent naming convention.
2. New Features:
   • Added yolo-world node for demonstration purposes.
   • Created a Dockerfile for containerized deployments.
3. Inference Parameters: Added new parameters to the inference functions to allow for customized usage.
4. Launch File Update: Renamed yolo-base.launch.py to yolo.launch.py.
5. CI Enhancements:
   • Implemented GitHub Actions workflows for continuous integration and testing.
   • CI includes formatting checks and docker build.
6. Formatting and Code Quality:
   • Code has been formatted using black for consistency.
   • Additional minor fixes to ensure a clean codebase.
7. Documentation Updated:
   • New inference parameters added to README
   • New launch files added to README

3.4.0

• yolov11 added
• yolov5 launch example added
• docs for yolo models included in README
• ultralytics 8.3.3

3.3.3

• check hypothesis, boxes, masks and keypoints before creating the msgs