RoveSoSimulator

Autonomous Rover Testing Simulator in Unreal Engine 5

🚀 Introduction

Welcome to RoveSoSimulator, an advanced simulation environment designed to aid the Mars Rover Design Team in testing and refining autonomous navigation capabilities. Built on Unreal Engine 5, this cutting-edge simulator provides a realistic virtual landscape for testing various sensors, algorithms, and autonomous behaviors. It’s an essential tool for validating software in an efficient, scalable, and repeatable way.

🌌 Overview

The RoveSoSimulator empowers developers and engineers on the Mars Rover Design Team to push the boundaries of our Rover’s autonomous capabilities by providing:

• 🏞️ Highly Detailed Virtual Landscapes: Simulate complex Martian terrains, including rugged surfaces, rocky obstacles, and diverse environmental conditions.
• 🛠️ Full Control of Simulation Parameters: Customize terrain, weather, lighting, and other parameters to recreate various real-world scenarios.
• 🎥 Stereoscopic Camera & Point Cloud Support: Generate stereoscopic feeds, point clouds, and depth maps for object detection and path planning.
• 🤖 Autonomous Testing & Validation: Seamlessly integrate with the autonomy software to evaluate navigation algorithms, decision-making, and sensor fusion techniques.
• 📊 Comprehensive Data Logging & Analysis: Collect real-time data on rover behavior for further analysis and performance evaluation.

🛠️ Features

• 🌍 Realistic Martian Environment Experience high-fidelity Martian terrain designed to mimic the conditions your rover will encounter on the actual red planet. From craters to sand dunes, this simulator provides a dynamic testing environment to ensure your autonomy software is prepared for anything.

• 🎥 Stereoscopic Camera RoveSoSimulator includes a set of cameras, which outputs both a stereoscopic feed and depth map. This feature enables in-depth testing of the rover’s visual navigation capabilities.

• 📡 Sensor Integration Incorporate a variety of sensors into the simulator to test the rover’s response to its environment. Simulated LIDAR, IMU, GPS, and other critical sensors are supported.

• 🛤️ Pathfinding & Navigation Testing Test pathfinding algorithms with obstacles and varied terrains. Measure performance, optimize efficiency, and stress-test the rover’s ability to navigate autonomously in difficult scenarios.

• 📈 Data Logging Log critical metrics, such as sensor readings, navigation decisions, and performance benchmarks, for post-simulation analysis.

• 🔄 Customization & Expandability The simulation is fully customizable. Add new environments, tweak sensor configurations, or even modify the physics engine to reflect new experimental conditions.

📜 License

RoveSoSimulator is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

💬 Contact

For more information, questions, or feedback, feel free to reach out to the Mars Rover Design Team at email.