UAS Simulator: A Laboratory Set-Up

This work describes the procedure for laboratory setup for Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Simulator. UAS has three major components viz., UAV (or drone), Pilot and the system in place that connects both of them or interface. This simulator not only helps pilot for training purposes, designers for testing new models, mission planners in planning missions in a different environment but also helps in testing and development of the Synthetic Vision System (SVS). SVS generates a rendered image or 3D image of the flying environment and aware operator using an onboard database of terrain, obstacles, and relevant cultural features.