Simulation of Artificial Intelligence Agents using Modelica and the DLR Visualization Library

This paper introduces a scheme for testing artificial intelligence algorithms of autonomous systems using Modelica and the DLR Visualization Library. The simulation concept follows the ’Software-in-the-loop’ principle, whereas no adaptations are made to the tested algorithms. The environment is replaced by an artificial world and the rest of the autonomous system is modeled in Modelica. The scheme is introduced and explained by using the example of the ROboMObil, which is a robotic electric vehicle developed by the DLR’s Robotics and Mechatronics Center.

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