Surpasses foreign "closed systems": import-substituting simulator for special equipment and drones patented at SUSU

New module allows prescribing any conditions and parameters

Researchers from the Laboratory of Technical Vision of the South Ural State University (SUSU), in collaboration with the regional youth laboratory of electromechanical, electronic, and electrochemical systems, have developed and patented an import-substituting module for simulating autonomous transport. This was announced by the project author, head of the Laboratory of Technical Vision, Vladimir Surin.

Drone control training on a simulator
Drone control training on a simulator
Unlike foreign "closed systems," the module proposed by SUSU scientists allows developers to freely prescribe any conditions and parameters. This is critical, for example, for testing electric vehicles, special equipment, and adapting algorithms to Russian realities.
 Vladimir Surin, project author, head of the Laboratory of Technical Vision SUSU

The module was developed on the Unity engine, with Python scripts for video data processing and control. It is designed for electric machines and will be tested on cars with unmanned control. The immediate plans include adapting the module for simulating unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and ground robots.

According to Vladimir Surin, the developers plan to introduce large language models (LLM), which will allow generating unpredictable events and scenarios on a virtual road.

The system makes it possible to practice recognizing road surfaces in difficult weather conditions and other complex technical models.

It is also planned to create multi-agent simulations in which many autonomous objects can interact with each other and increase the realism of testing.

Earlier www1.ru reported that the "ANTI UAV" mode was launched in the "Quadrosim" simulator.

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