AirSim Simulation

AirSim is a open-source, cross platform simulator for drones, built on Unreal Engine. It provides physically and visually realistic simulations of Pixhawk/PX4 using either Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL) or Software-In-The-Loop (SITL).

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PX4 Setup

PX4 Setup for AirSim describes how to use PX4 with AirSim using both SITL and HITL.

Videos

AirSim with PX4 on WSL 2

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:::note WSL 2 is not a supported PX4 Windows development environment, mainly because it is non-trivial to display simulator UIs running within WSL 2 in the normal Windows environment. This limitation does not apply for AirSim because its UI is run natively in Windows. :::

Microsoft AirSim: Applications to Research and Industry (PX4 Developer Summit Virtual 2020)

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Autonomous Drone Inspections using AirSim and PX4 (PX4 Developer Summit Virtual 2020)

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Further Information

• AirSim Documentation

• Using AirSim to Simulate Aircraft Inspection by Autonomous Drones (Case Study from Generalized Autonomy Aviation System (GAAS) project).