Research Article
Development of a 3D Visualization Interface for Virtualized UAVs
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-031-57523-5_4, author={Chlo\^{e} Rivi\'{e}re and Jamie Wubben and Carlos T. Calafate and Tahiry Razafindralambo}, title={Development of a 3D Visualization Interface for Virtualized UAVs}, proceedings={Simulation Tools and Techniques. 15th EAI International Conference, SIMUtools 2023, Seville, Spain, December 14-15, 2023, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={SIMUTOOLS}, year={2024}, month={4}, keywords={UAV simulator 3D visualization ArduSim Unity}, doi={10.1007/978-3-031-57523-5_4} }- Chloé Rivière
Jamie Wubben
Carlos T. Calafate
Tahiry Razafindralambo
Year: 2024
Development of a 3D Visualization Interface for Virtualized UAVs
SIMUTOOLS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-57523-5_4
Abstract
Nowadays, Unnamed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are used in many different fields, ranging from agriculture and entertainment to parcel delivery, among others. For several of these tasks, the UAVs are programmed to follow a specific path, as defined in their flight missions. In addition, as more sophisticated solutions begin to be adopted, new protocols should be developed to handle possible collisions among UAVs, as well as to create UAV swarms. However, directly testing new protocols on UAVs can be hazardous and time consuming. Therefore, many investigators first perform simulations. Although different UAV simulators exists, not all of them offer a 3D rendering of the UAVs in the target flight environment. Hence, in this work, we present a real-time 3D visualization interface that can be easily coupled to any simulator. In this way, we offer developers a powerful way to validate their solutions and make in-depth analysis.
