Support for Blueprint Vehicles

[jonyMarino]

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About

This pull request introduces a major update for Project AirSim Unreal vehicle support, including new sample scripts, configuration files, and version bumps. The main focus is on providing comprehensive Python examples and configuration for controlling Unreal/Chaos vehicles, both directly and via the SimpleDrive API, as well as updating versioning and documentation to reflect the 1.0.0 release.

New example scripts and configurations:

• Added three new Python sample scripts demonstrating different ways to control Unreal vehicles:
  • hello_unreal_vehicle.py: Demonstrates direct control of an Unreal vehicle and sensor stream logging.
  • hello_unreal_vehicle_rc.py: Enables keyboard (arrow key/WASD) remote control with a live camera feed using OpenCV.
  • hello_unreal_vehicle_simpledrive.py: Shows how to drive an Unreal vehicle using the SimpleDrive API and a 3-point path.
• Added new JSONC configuration files for Unreal vehicles and environment markers:
  • robot_unreal_vehicle.jsonc: Configures an Unreal vehicle with sensors for direct control.
  • robot_unreal_vehicle_simpledrive.jsonc: Configures an Unreal vehicle with the SimpleDrive controller.
  • env_actor_waypoint_marker_cube.jsonc: Defines a non-physics cube marker for use in simulation environments.

Versioning and documentation updates:

• Updated the C++ client version in CMakeLists.txt and the main branch version in README.md to 1.0.0, reflecting the new release. [1] [2]

Workflow improvements:

• Added a step to display the UE_ROOT environment variable in the self-hosted test GitHub workflow for easier debugging.

How Has This Been Tested?

Screenshots and videos (if appropriate):

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• Status: success
• Pytest results: tests=172, failures=0, errors=0, skipped=1
• Artifacts: test-results

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