This report, in completion of the Inquiry Seminar Project and prepared for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF), examines simulators used within the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) in order to assess the usefulness of simulation tools amongst FRC teams. This is done through researching previous simulators used, and gaining survey data from FRC teams on a new simulator using Gazebo. Data gained through competition demonstrations and a beta of the FRC Gazebo plugin is used to assess the future of Gazebo and simulators in general amongst FIRST.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Wall-Epstein, Cody B.
• Johnston, Lydia Jean
• DeSilva, Thomas Ryan
• Chaoui, Mark Alain

Subject

• Learning
• Computing
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050414-194146

Keyword

• Robotics

Advisor

• Miller, Bradley A.
• Shaver, Colleen

Year

• 2014

Sponsor

• DARPA, FIRST

Date created

• 2014-05-04

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright