Development of Maritime Robotics Simulator Using Unreal Engine 5

There is a consensus that utilizing simulations can reduce the costs associated with developing the sensing technology in marine robotics. Current developed marine simulators have focused on enhancing sensor simulation quality by increasing rendering quality for environment details. In this context, we developed FURo-Sim, a field and underwater robotics simulator built upon Unreal Engine 5 (UE5), which support marine sensor modules which exploit high-fidelity environments. FURo-Sim supports ROS and multiple operating systems, enabling efficient development for robotics applications. To validate sensor modules, we conducted several experiments and presented several applications in ROS.