Software:AirSim
| Original author(s) | Microsoft Research |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Microsoft and community |
| Initial release | February 16, 2017 |
| Stable release | 1.8.1
/ July 17, 2022[1] |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows 10, macOS, Linux |
| Type | Flight simulator |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | microsoft |
AirSim (Aerial Informatics and Robotics Simulation) is an open-source, cross-platform simulator for drones, ground vehicles such as cars and various other objects, built on Epic Games’ proprietary Unreal Engine 4 as a platform for AI research.[2] It is developed by Microsoft and can be used to experiment with deep learning, computer vision and reinforcement learning algorithms for autonomous vehicles.[3][4] This allows testing of autonomous solutions without worrying about real-world damage.[5]
AirSim provides some 12 kilometers of roads with 20 city blocks and APIs to retrieve data and control vehicles in a platform independent way. The APIs are accessible via a variety of programming languages, including C++, C#, Python and Java. AirSim supports hardware-in-the-loop with driving wheels and flight controllers such as PX4 for physically and visually realistic simulations. The platform also supports common robotic platforms, such as Robot Operating System (ROS).[6] It is developed as an Unreal plug-in that can be dropped into any Unreal environment.[7] An experimental release for a Unity plug-in is also available.[8][9]
On December 15, 2023 Microsoft has shutdown the development of the project.[10]
See also
- Vehicle simulation game
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
References
- ↑ "Tags · microsoft/AirSim · GitHub" (in en). https://github.com/microsoft/AirSim/tags.
- ↑ "Microsoft AI simulator includes autonomous car research". November 26, 2017. http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/microsoft-ai-simulator-includes-autonomous-car-research/article/508552.
- ↑ "Open source simulator for autonomous vehicles built on Unreal Engine / Unity, from Microsoft AI & Research: Microsoft/AirSim". 30 March 2020. https://github.com/microsoft/AirSim/blob/master/README.md.
- ↑ "Microsoft AirSim, a Simulator for Drones and Robots". https://www.infoq.com/news/2017/02/airsim/.
- ↑ "Microsoft launches simulator to train drone AI systems". BBC News. 18 July 2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62202118.
- ↑ "Aerial Informatics and Robotics Platform". https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/aerial-informatics-robotics-platform/.
- ↑ "Aerial Autonomy: Project AirSim" (in en-us). https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/autonomous-systems-project-airsim.
- ↑ "AirSim on Unity: Experiment with autonomous vehicle simulation". November 14, 2018. https://blogs.unity3d.com/2018/11/14/airsim-on-unity-experiment-with-autonomous-vehicle-simulation/.
- ↑ "Microsoft's open source AirSim platform comes to Unity". November 14, 2018. https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/14/microsofts-open-source-airsim-platform-comes-to-unity/.
- ↑ "Microsoft will lay off the team behind AI drone software Project Airsim". https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-shutters-project-airsim-ai-strategy-openai-2023-10.
Further reading
- Shital Shah; Debadeepta Dey; Chris Lovett; Ashish Kapoor (2017-11-03). "AirSim: High-Fidelity Visual and Physical Simulation for Autonomous Vehicles". arXiv:1705.05065 [cs.RO].
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