Chrono::Sensor is a specialized module in Project Chrono for the modeling and simulation of sensors within a Chrono simulation. This simulation module is in development with current support for simulation of camera, lidar, GPS, and …
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Synchrono: A Multi-Agent Simulation Framework for Robotics and Autonomous Vehicle Applications
SynChrono is a framework in which dynamic multi-agent simulations can be conducted to understand agent interplay and develop control algorithms in a safe and flexible environment. To create a virtual proving grounds for autonomous vehicles …
SBEL Student Milad Rakhsha Got A Job at Disney Animation
Congratulations to SBEL student Milad Rakhsha who got a job at Disney Animation! This’s well-deserved! Walt Disney Animation Studios, sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated feature and short …
SBEL Student Nicholas Olsen Wins the First Prize in Poster Competition
On September 10, SBEL graduate student Nicholas Olsen won $500 for the First Place in Eckrose Innovation Best Poster Competition held at the Computing in Engineering Forum. Computing in Engineering Forum 2019 is a place …
SBEL attends NATO CDT Event
Radu Serban and Dan Negrut attended the Next-Generation NATO Reference Mobility Model (NG-NRMM) Cooperative Demonstration of Technology (CDT), held at the Keweenaw Research Center, Houghton, MI, Sept. 25 to 27. The CDT was the end result of …
SBEL Welcomes Visitor from France
The Simulation Based Engineering Lab had the distinct honor of hosting Christian Duriez this week including putting on a public talk about his work. Duriez’s talk discussed the numerical methods for modeling, simulation and control …
Chrono::Vehicle – Template-Based Ground Vehicle Modeling and Simulation
Chrono::Vehicle is a module of the open-source multi-physics simulation package Chrono, aimed at modeling, simulation, and visualization of wheeled and tracked ground vehicle multi-body systems. It provides an expeditious and user-friendly mechanism for assembling complex …
High Performance Computing Framework for Co-simulation of Ground Vehicle – Terrain Interaction
Current modeling and simulation capabilities permit tackling complex multi-physics problems, such as those encountered in ground vehicle mobility studies, using high-fidelity physics-based models for all involved subsystems, including the vehicle, tires, and deformable terrain. However, …
Quantum-Assisted Machine Learning for Mobility Studies
In this project we explore and provide a proof-of-concept approach to solving ground vehicle mobility-related problems on emerging quantum computing (QC) machines, in particular as embodied in the D-Wave quantum annealer systems. We identify the …
Modeling and Simulation of the RoboSimian Robot
As part of this project, we are developing a Chrono model of RoboSimian, an apelike robot developed and built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The goal of this project is to provide a simulation-based assessment …