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23 May 2011 High-fidelity physics-based simulation of a UGV reconnaissance mission in a complex urban environment
Christopher Goodin, Burhman Q. Gates, Christopher L. Cummins, Taylor R. George, P. Jeff Durst, Jody D. Priddy
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Abstract
Physics-based simulations of autonomous unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) present unique challenges and advantages compared to real-time simulations with lower-fidelity models. We have created a high-fidelity simulation environment, called the Virtual Autonomous Navigation Environment (VANE), to perform physics-based simulations of UGV. To highlight the capabilities of the VANE, we recently completed a simulation of a robot performing a reconnaissance mission in a typical Middle Eastern town. The result of the experiment demonstrated the need for physics-based simulation for certain circumstances such as LADAR returns from razor wire and GPS dropout and dilution of precision in urban canyons.
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Christopher Goodin, Burhman Q. Gates, Christopher L. Cummins, Taylor R. George, P. Jeff Durst, and Jody D. Priddy "High-fidelity physics-based simulation of a UGV reconnaissance mission in a complex urban environment", Proc. SPIE 8045, Unmanned Systems Technology XIII, 80450X (23 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883552
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KEYWORDS
Sensors

LIDAR

Computer simulations

Global Positioning System

Reconnaissance

Cameras

Device simulation

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