A Robotic Simulator Tool for Mobile Robots

Abstract

This paper introduces a new open source simulator software (RST) for mobile robot applications including swarm robotics and multi-agent systems. The software is free and will be published under multiple licenses. The simulator environment is designed and implemented using the MATLAB platform which provides flexibility to both users and developers. This software can be also used in both undergraduate and graduate robotic course for educational reasons. The flexibility of the proposed tool allows developers adding extra modules to software depending on the required problems. The tool will be used in Ankara University robotics laboratory for preliminary robotic education during next semester.