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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Roma
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0601-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1050-4729
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363180
