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RotorPy: A Python-based Multirotor Simulator with Aerodynamics for Education and Research

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arxiv 2306.04485 v1 pith:5JTKTKTU submitted 2023-06-07 cs.RO

RotorPy: A Python-based Multirotor Simulator with Aerodynamics for Education and Research

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Simulators play a critical role in aerial robotics both in and out of the classroom. We present RotorPy, a simulation environment written entirely in Python intentionally designed to be a lightweight and accessible tool for robotics students and researchers alike to probe concepts in estimation, planning, and control for aerial robots. RotorPy simulates the 6-DoF dynamics of a multirotor robot including aerodynamic wrenches, obstacles, actuator dynamics and saturation, realistic sensors, and wind models. This work describes the modeling choices for RotorPy, benchmark testing against real data, and a case study using the simulator to design and evaluate a model-based wind estimator.

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