Could this entire project be done in Simulation

[daylanc]

Hello @mtbsteve,

I know there's a simulation component to this project that allows us to test our trained models in simulation to some degree (using real life images as inputs). I was wondering if it was possible to complete this entire project using only simulation. In other words, creating a gazebo world with a trail/road/sidewalk/etc., collecting data in this simulation world, training the TrailNet model with the simulation dataset, and finishing up with following simulation trails autonomously.

I do not currently have access to all the materials required and the area I live in has very strict rules with flying drones on public hikes. Just wanted to see if doing this redtail project in only simulation was a possible thing or not.

Thanks.

[mtbsteve]

Hi @daylanc, sure this is possible. As mentioned in the readme, I did not touch the original Project Redtail simulation environment since I was primarily interested in real flying.
Likely the simulation code would require some tweaks here and there to make it run with the latest Arducopter and the newer Jetpack and Ubuntu releases. I currently don’t have the time to do it, so if you want to take a shot at it I would look forward to your PRs 😉