DocumentCode
2623376
Title
USARSim: a robot simulator for research and education
Author
Carpin, Stefano ; Lewis, Mike ; Wang, Jijun ; Balakirsky, Stephen ; Scrapper, Chris
Author_Institution
Sch. of Eng., California Univ., Merced, CA
fYear
2007
fDate
10-14 April 2007
Firstpage
1400
Lastpage
1405
Abstract
This paper presents USARSim, an open source high fidelity robot simulator that can be used both for research and education. USARSim offers many characteristics that differentiate it from most existing simulators. Most notably, it constitutes the simulation engine used to run the virtual robots competition within the Robocup initiative. We describe its general architecture, describe examples of utilization, and provide a comprehensive overview for those interested in robot simulations for education, research and competitions.
Keywords
educational technology; research and development; robots; Robocup; USARSim; education; research; robot simulator; virtual robots competition; Control systems; Educational programs; Educational robots; Engines; Orbital robotics; Robot control; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Service robots; USA Councils;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Robotics and Automation, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Roma
ISSN
1050-4729
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0601-3
Electronic_ISBN
1050-4729
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363180
Filename
4209284
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