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About this paper
Ignacio Bugueno-Cordova, Malte Kuhlmann, Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero, Miguel Campusano, Rodrigo Verschae
EsaacSim is a multimodal event camera add-on for NVIDIA Isaac Sim that generates synchronized event streams, APS frames, RGB images, depth maps, and IMU data. It achieves efficient online event simulation, generating streams at effective rates up to 960 Hz with configurable sensor models, and enables comprehensive multimodal perception development.
Key insights
- Integrating event camera simulation directly into a robust robotics platform like Isaac Sim enables efficient online generation of diverse, synchronized multimodal sensor data for complex robotic scenarios.
- Motion-guided temporal interpolation proves effective in enhancing the effective temporal resolution of simulated event streams, thereby improving event fidelity even with standard rendering frequencies.
- A configurable sensor model is essential for emulating various real-world event camera characteristics, fostering reproducible research and facilitating targeted algorithm development for different sensor types.
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