DroneReqValidator (DRV) is a complete Drone simulation ecosystem that automatically generates realistic environments, monitors Drone activities against predefined safety parameters, and generates detailed acceptance test reports for effective debugging and analysis of Drone software applications.
DroneWis is a CFD-based wind simulation component that is integrated with DroneReqValidator. It is used to automatically simulate the wind flow in the environment.
Switch to the branch ASE-docker
docker-compose up
Then download DRV_1.0.0 from the link
now you can interface the ecosystem using the UI at http://localhost:3000
DroneReqValidator has 3 main components:
To use the DroneReqValidator, follow the steps based on which OS you are working with:
If you use this project in your research, please cite our paper:
@inproceedings{zhang2023dronereqvalidator, title={DroneReqValidator: Facilitating High Fidelity Simulation Testing for Uncrewed Aerial Systems Developers},
author={Zhang, Bohan and Shivalingaiah, Yashaswini and Agrawal, Ankit},
booktitle={2023 38th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE)},
pages={2082--2085}, year={2023},
organization={IEEE} }
@inproceedings{agrawal2023requirements,
title={A Requirements-Driven Platform for Validating Field Operations of Small Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles},
author={Agrawal, Ankit and Zhang, Bohan and Shivalingaiah, Yashaswini and Vierhauser, Michael and Cleland-Huang, Jane},
booktitle={2023 IEEE 31st International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE)},
pages={29--40},
year={2023},
organization={IEEE}
}
@inproceedings{10.1145/3691620.3695351,
author = {Zhang, Bohan and Agrawal, Ankit},
title = {DroneWiS: Automated Simulation Testing of small Unmanned Aerial System in Realistic Windy Conditions},
year = {2024},
isbn = {9798400712487},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
address = {New York, NY, USA},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3691620.3695351},
doi = {10.1145/3691620.3695351},
abstract = {The continuous evolution of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) demands advanced testing methodologies to ensure their safe and reliable operations in the real-world. To push the boundaries of sUAS simulation testing in realistic environments, we previously developed the DroneReqValidator (DRV) platform [11], allowing developers to automatically conduct simulation testing in digital twin of earth. In this paper, we present DRV 2.0, which introduces a novel component called DroneWiS (Drone Wind Simulation). DroneWiS allows sUAS developers to automatically simulate realistic windy conditions and test the resilience of sUAS against wind. Unlike current state-of-the-art simulation tools such as Gazebo and AirSim that only simulate basic wind conditions, DroneWiS leverages Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to compute the unique wind flows caused by the interaction of wind with the objects in the environment such as buildings and uneven terrains. This simulation capability provides deeper insights to developers about the navigation capability of sUAS in challenging and realistic windy conditions. DroneWiS equips sUAS developers with a powerful tool to test, debug, and improve the reliability and safety of sUAS in real-world. A working demonstration is available at https://youtu.be/khBHEBST8Wc.},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 39th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering},
pages = {2358–2361},
numpages = {4},
keywords = {testing, environmental factors, unmanned aerial systems},
location = {Sacramento, CA, USA},
series = {ASE '24}
}
We welcome contributions to this project. To contribute, please follow these steps:
This project is licensed under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more information.