A Framework for Visually Realistic Multi-robot Simulation in Natural Environment (2017)

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University of West BohemiaISSN
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Abstract
This paper presents a generalized framework for the simulation of multiple robots and drones in highly realistic models of natural environments. The proposed simulation architecture uses the Unreal Engine4 for generating both optical and depth sensor outputs from any position and orientation within the environment and provides several key domain specific simulation capabilities. Various components and functionalities of the system have been discussed in detail. The simulation engine also allows users to test and validate a wide range of computer vision algorithms involving different drone configurations under many types of environmental effects such as wind gusts. The paper demonstrates the effectiveness of the system by giving experimental results for a test scenario where one drone tracks the simulated motion of another in a complex natural environment.
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Ganoni O, Mukundan R (2017). A Framework for Visually Realistic Multi-robot Simulation in Natural Environment. Plzen, Czech Republic: 25th International Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2017. 29/05/2017-02/06/2017. Journal of WSCG.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
Keywords
Robot simulation; Drone simulation; Natural environment models; Natural feature tracking; Unreal Engine 4 (UE4)ANZSRC Fields of Research
08 - Information and Computing Sciences::0801 - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing::080111 - Virtual Reality and Related Simulation46 - Information and computing sciences::4602 - Artificial intelligence::460207 - Modelling and simulation
09 - Engineering::0906 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering::090602 - Control Systems, Robotics and Automation
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Permission to upload on UC Repository granted by Professor Vaclav Skala, 11/11/17Related items
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