RDC_Simulation/docs/installation.md

Installation

Quick Install

./setup/install_ubuntu.sh
./setup/install_ardupilot.sh
source ~/.bashrc

What Gets Installed

Component	Location
ArduPilot SITL	~/ardupilot
ardupilot_gazebo	~/ardupilot_gazebo
Gazebo Harmonic	System
ROS 2	System
MAVProxy	~/.local/bin

Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

• pybullet
• numpy
• pillow
• opencv-python
• pymavlink
• pexpect

Verify Installation

sim_vehicle.py --help
gz sim --help

Troubleshooting

sim_vehicle.py not found

export PATH=$PATH:~/ardupilot/Tools/autotest

mavproxy.py not found

export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin

pexpect error

pip install pexpect

Gazebo slow

glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"

Should show GPU, not "llvmpipe".