documentation

VRX Competition 2023

• RoboNation VRX Main Page: Includes overview of the VRX project, registration information, dates, etc.
• VRX 2023 Task Descriptions, Version 1.2
• VRX 2023 Technical Guide, Version 1.2

VRX Simulation Platform Information

1. System Requirements
2. Gazebo Plugins: Description of environmental and model plugins used in VRX
3. VRX conventions: Coordinate conventions used in VRX, etc.

How to cite VRX

If you use the VRX simulation in your work, please cite our summary publication, Toward Maritime Robotic Simulation in Gazebo:

@InProceedings{bingham19toward,
  Title                    = {Toward Maritime Robotic Simulation in Gazebo},
  Author                   = {Brian Bingham and Carlos Aguero and Michael McCarrin and Joseph Klamo and Joshua Malia and Kevin Allen and Tyler Lum and Marshall Rawson and Rumman Waqar},
  Booktitle                = {Proceedings of MTS/IEEE OCEANS Conference},
  Year                     = {2019},
  Address                  = {Seattle, WA},
  Month                    = {October}
}

Past Competition Documents

VRX Competition 2022

• Virtual RobotX (VRX) Competition 2022: Introduction
• VRX 2022 Competition and Task Descriptions Version 1.0
• VRX 2022 Competition Technical Guide Version 1.1

VRX Competition 2019

• VRX Competition and Task Descriptions, Version 1.4, 09 November 2019: Defines the three phases of the competition, scoring, tasks and the API for each task.
• VRX Technical Guide, Version 1.2, 26 August 2019: Defines VRX configuration (WAM-V, sensors and propulsion), environmental envelope (waves, wind, and visual conditions), task interface, how the competition will be implemented and how competitors will submit solutions.