Alm: Initial text from early deliverables, will need to be updated to final level.

2023-03-15T09:32:30Z

Initial text from early deliverables, will need to be updated to final level.

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==Visual analytics==
{|class="wikitable"
| ID|| WP4-15
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| Contributor || ALMENDE
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| Levels || Platform, Function
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| Require ||
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| Provide || Smart user interface components
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| Input || ROS TF/map data, User-input
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| Output || rViz/Gazebo visualisation
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| C4D building block ||
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| TRL || 4
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| Parent Building block || []
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| Contact || ludo at almende.org
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==Description==

Visual analytics module for mission control and system monitoring. A hardware-in-the-loop simulation environment can be used as a base for such a GUI. Focus will be on providing heatmaps and similar visualisation, based on information obtained by the drones.

==Improvements==

Current state-of-the-art in ROS is rViz, with various plugins. Some Gazebo integration plugins exist to setup a hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure with real-life robots, however, there is still work necessary to produce a easily accessible standard setup. Gazebo can show various information overlays, it's interesting to check for the possibilities to add heat-maps, safe-routes, highlighting points of interest, etc. Areas that are not visited yet by drones, should be darkened. (Fog of war style)

==Validation==

WP4-15 - Revision history

Alm: Initial text from early deliverables, will need to be updated to final level.