diff --git a/PythonClient/multirotor/kinect_publisher.py b/PythonClient/multirotor/kinect_publisher.py
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+import rospy
+from sensor_msgs.msg import Image,CameraInfo
+from tf2_msgs.msg import TFMessage
+from geometry_msgs.msg import TransformStamped
+from cv_bridge import CvBridge
+import airsim
+import cv2
+import numpy as np
+
+CLAHE_ENABLED = False  # when enabled, RGB image is enhanced using CLAHE
+
+CAMERA_FX = 320
+CAMERA_FY = 320
+CAMERA_CX = 320
+CAMERA_CY = 240
+
+CAMERA_K1 = -0.000591
+CAMERA_K2 = 0.000519
+CAMERA_P1 = 0.000001
+CAMERA_P2 = -0.000030
+CAMERA_P3 = 0.0
+
+IMAGE_WIDTH = 640  # resolution should match values in settings.json
+IMAGE_HEIGHT = 480
+
+
+class KinectPublisher:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.bridge_rgb = CvBridge()
+        self.msg_rgb = Image()
+        self.bridge_d = CvBridge()
+        self.msg_d = Image()
+        self.msg_info = CameraInfo()
+        self.msg_tf = TFMessage()
+
+    def getDepthImage(self,response_d):
+        img_depth = np.array(response_d.image_data_float, dtype=np.float32)
+        img_depth = img_depth.reshape(response_d.height, response_d.width)
+        return img_depth
+
+    def getRGBImage(self,response_rgb):
+        img1d = np.fromstring(response_rgb.image_data_uint8, dtype=np.uint8)
+        img_rgba = img1d.reshape(response_rgb.height, response_rgb.width, 4)
+        img_rgb = img_rgba[..., :3][..., ::-1]
+        return img_rgb
+
+    def enhanceRGB(self,img_rgb):
+        lab = cv2.cvtColor(img_rgb, cv2.COLOR_BGR2LAB)
+        lab_planes = cv2.split(lab)
+        clahe = cv2.createCLAHE(clipLimit=2.5, tileGridSize=(10, 10))
+        lab_planes[0] = clahe.apply(lab_planes[0])
+        lab = cv2.merge(lab_planes)
+        img_rgb = cv2.cvtColor(lab, cv2.COLOR_LAB2BGR)
+        return img_rgb
+
+    def GetCurrentTime(self):
+        self.ros_time = rospy.Time.now()
+
+    def CreateRGBMessage(self,img_rgb):
+        self.msg_rgb.header.stamp = self.ros_time
+        self.msg_rgb.header.frame_id = "camera_rgb_optical_frame"
+        self.msg_rgb.encoding = "bgr8"
+        self.msg_rgb.height = IMAGE_HEIGHT
+        self.msg_rgb.width = IMAGE_WIDTH
+        self.msg_rgb.data = self.bridge_rgb.cv2_to_imgmsg(img_rgb, "bgr8").data
+        self.msg_rgb.is_bigendian = 0
+        self.msg_rgb.step = self.msg_rgb.width * 3
+        return self.msg_rgb
+
+    def CreateDMessage(self,img_depth):
+        self.msg_d.header.stamp = self.ros_time
+        self.msg_d.header.frame_id = "camera_depth_optical_frame"
+        self.msg_d.encoding = "32FC1"
+        self.msg_d.height = IMAGE_HEIGHT
+        self.msg_d.width = IMAGE_WIDTH
+        self.msg_d.data = self.bridge_d.cv2_to_imgmsg(img_depth, "32FC1").data
+        self.msg_d.is_bigendian = 0
+        self.msg_d.step = self.msg_d.width * 4
+        return self.msg_d
+
+    def CreateInfoMessage(self):
+        self.msg_info.header.frame_id = "camera_rgb_optical_frame"
+        self.msg_info.height = self.msg_rgb.height
+        self.msg_info.width = self.msg_rgb.width
+        self.msg_info.distortion_model = "plumb_bob"
+
+        self.msg_info.D.append(CAMERA_K1)
+        self.msg_info.D.append(CAMERA_K2)
+        self.msg_info.D.append(CAMERA_P1)
+        self.msg_info.D.append(CAMERA_P2)
+        self.msg_info.D.append(CAMERA_P3)
+
+        self.msg_info.K[0] = CAMERA_FX
+        self.msg_info.K[1] = 0
+        self.msg_info.K[2] = CAMERA_CX
+        self.msg_info.K[3] = 0
+        self.msg_info.K[4] = CAMERA_FY
+        self.msg_info.K[5] = CAMERA_CY
+        self.msg_info.K[6] = 0
+        self.msg_info.K[7] = 0
+        self.msg_info.K[8] = 1
+
+        self.msg_info.R[0] = 1
+        self.msg_info.R[1] = 0
+        self.msg_info.R[2] = 0
+        self.msg_info.R[3] = 0
+        self.msg_info.R[4] = 1
+        self.msg_info.R[5] = 0
+        self.msg_info.R[6] = 0
+        self.msg_info.R[7] = 0
+        self.msg_info.R[8] = 1
+
+        self.msg_info.P[0] = CAMERA_FX
+        self.msg_info.P[1] = 0
+        self.msg_info.P[2] = CAMERA_CX
+        self.msg_info.P[3] = 0
+        self.msg_info.P[4] = 0
+        self.msg_info.P[5] = CAMERA_FY
+        self.msg_info.P[6] = CAMERA_CY
+        self.msg_info.P[7] = 0
+        self.msg_info.P[8] = 0
+        self.msg_info.P[9] = 0
+        self.msg_info.P[10] = 1
+        self.msg_info.P[11] = 0
+
+        self.msg_info.binning_x = self.msg_info.binning_y = 0
+        self.msg_info.roi.x_offset = self.msg_info.roi.y_offset = self.msg_info.roi.height = self.msg_info.roi.width = 0
+        self.msg_info.roi.do_rectify = False
+        self.msg_info.header.stamp = self.msg_rgb.header.stamp
+        return self.msg_info
+
+    def CreateTFMessage(self):
+        self.msg_tf.transforms.append(TransformStamped())
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[0].header.stamp = self.ros_time
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[0].header.frame_id = "/camera_link"
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[0].child_frame_id = "/camera_rgb_frame"
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[0].transform.translation.x = 0.000
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[0].transform.translation.y = 0
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[0].transform.translation.z = 0.000
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[0].transform.rotation.x = 0.00
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[0].transform.rotation.y = 0.00
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[0].transform.rotation.z = 0.00
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[0].transform.rotation.w = 1.00
+
+        self.msg_tf.transforms.append(TransformStamped())
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[1].header.stamp = self.ros_time
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[1].header.frame_id = "/camera_rgb_frame"
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[1].child_frame_id = "/camera_rgb_optical_frame"
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[1].transform.translation.x = 0.000
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[1].transform.translation.y = 0.000
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[1].transform.translation.z = 0.000
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[1].transform.rotation.x = -0.500
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[1].transform.rotation.y = 0.500
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[1].transform.rotation.z = -0.500
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[1].transform.rotation.w = 0.500
+
+        self.msg_tf.transforms.append(TransformStamped())
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[2].header.stamp = self.ros_time
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[2].header.frame_id = "/camera_link"
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[2].child_frame_id = "/camera_depth_frame"
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[2].transform.translation.x = 0
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[2].transform.translation.y = 0
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[2].transform.translation.z = 0
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[2].transform.rotation.x = 0.00
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[2].transform.rotation.y = 0.00
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[2].transform.rotation.z = 0.00
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[2].transform.rotation.w = 1.00
+
+        self.msg_tf.transforms.append(TransformStamped())
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[3].header.stamp = self.ros_time
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[3].header.frame_id = "/camera_depth_frame"
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[3].child_frame_id = "/camera_depth_optical_frame"
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[3].transform.translation.x = 0.000
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[3].transform.translation.y = 0.000
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[3].transform.translation.z = 0.000
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[3].transform.rotation.x = -0.500
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[3].transform.rotation.y = 0.500
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[3].transform.rotation.z = -0.500
+        self.msg_tf.transforms[3].transform.rotation.w = 0.500
+        return self.msg_tf
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    client = airsim.MultirotorClient()
+    client.confirmConnection()
+    client.enableApiControl(True)
+    client.armDisarm(True)
+    rospy.init_node('airsim_publisher', anonymous=True)
+    publisher_d = rospy.Publisher('/camera/depth_registered/image_raw', Image, queue_size=1)
+    publisher_rgb = rospy.Publisher('/camera/rgb/image_rect_color', Image, queue_size=1)
+    publisher_info = rospy.Publisher('/camera/rgb/camera_info', CameraInfo, queue_size=1)
+    publisher_tf = rospy.Publisher('/tf', TFMessage, queue_size=1)
+    rate = rospy.Rate(30)  # 30hz
+    pub = KinectPublisher()
+
+    while not rospy.is_shutdown():
+        responses = client.simGetImages([airsim.ImageRequest(0, airsim.ImageType.DepthPlanner, True, False),
+                                         airsim.ImageRequest(0, airsim.ImageType.Scene, False, False)])
+        img_depth = pub.getDepthImage(responses[0])
+        img_rgb = pub.getRGBImage(responses[1])
+
+        if CLAHE_ENABLED:
+            img_rgb = pub.enhanceRGB(img_rgb)
+
+        pub.GetCurrentTime()
+        msg_rgb = pub.CreateRGBMessage(img_rgb)
+        msg_d = pub.CreateDMessage(img_depth)
+        msg_info = pub.CreateInfoMessage()
+        msg_tf = pub.CreateTFMessage()
+
+        publisher_rgb.publish(msg_rgb)
+        publisher_d.publish(msg_d)
+        publisher_info.publish(msg_info)
+        publisher_tf.publish(msg_tf)
+
+        del pub.msg_info.D[:]
+        del pub.msg_tf.transforms[:]
+
+        rate.sleep()
+
+
+
+
+
+