Simulator in a virtual space for autonomous robot and vehicle

Abstract

An experiment for robots which move autonomously by using image understanding techniques is restricted due to safety aspects and the cost. In order to solve the problem we need to realize virtual reality for robots to verify algorithms for image understanding and control in a virtual space. We clarify the problems which must be solved to construct a simulator for autonomous robots and vehicles, which realizes virtual reality for them. In order to clarify the difference between a real and a virtual image in relation to the problem of equality, we show the difference of the results of stereo image measurement between real and virtual images. We use the simulator for an autonomous vehicle in order to demonstrate its features.