Pegasus Simulator: An Isaac Sim Framework for Multiple Aerial Vehicles Simulation

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Main Authors: Jacinto, Marcelo, Pinto, João, Patrikar, Jay, Keller, John, Cunha, Rita, Scherer, Sebastian, Pascoal, António
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Published: 2023
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author Jacinto, Marcelo
Pinto, João
Patrikar, Jay
Keller, John
Cunha, Rita
Scherer, Sebastian
Pascoal, António
author_facet Jacinto, Marcelo
Pinto, João
Patrikar, Jay
Keller, John
Cunha, Rita
Scherer, Sebastian
Pascoal, António
contents Developing and testing novel control and motion planning algorithms for aerial vehicles can be a challenging task, with the robotics community relying more than ever on 3D simulation technologies to evaluate the performance of new algorithms in a variety of conditions and environments. In this work, we introduce the Pegasus Simulator, a modular framework implemented as an NVIDIA Isaac Sim extension that enables real-time simulation of multiple multirotor vehicles in photo-realistic environments, while providing out-of-the-box integration with the widely adopted PX4-Autopilot and ROS2 through its modular implementation and intuitive graphical user interface. To demonstrate some of its capabilities, a nonlinear controller was implemented and simulation results for two drones performing aggressive flight maneuvers are presented. Code and documentation for this framework are also provided as supplementary material.
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spellingShingle Pegasus Simulator: An Isaac Sim Framework for Multiple Aerial Vehicles Simulation
Jacinto, Marcelo
Pinto, João
Patrikar, Jay
Keller, John
Cunha, Rita
Scherer, Sebastian
Pascoal, António
Robotics
Systems and Control
Developing and testing novel control and motion planning algorithms for aerial vehicles can be a challenging task, with the robotics community relying more than ever on 3D simulation technologies to evaluate the performance of new algorithms in a variety of conditions and environments. In this work, we introduce the Pegasus Simulator, a modular framework implemented as an NVIDIA Isaac Sim extension that enables real-time simulation of multiple multirotor vehicles in photo-realistic environments, while providing out-of-the-box integration with the widely adopted PX4-Autopilot and ROS2 through its modular implementation and intuitive graphical user interface. To demonstrate some of its capabilities, a nonlinear controller was implemented and simulation results for two drones performing aggressive flight maneuvers are presented. Code and documentation for this framework are also provided as supplementary material.
title Pegasus Simulator: An Isaac Sim Framework for Multiple Aerial Vehicles Simulation
topic Robotics
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.05263