RDC_Simulation/docs/installation.md

Installation Guide

Quick Install

./setup/install_ubuntu.sh
source activate.sh
python standalone_simulation.py

Scripts

Platform	Command
Ubuntu/Debian	./setup/install_ubuntu.sh
ArduPilot SITL	./setup/install_ardupilot.sh
macOS	./setup/install_macos.sh
Windows	.\setup\install_windows.ps1

Platform Support

Mode	Ubuntu	macOS	Windows
Standalone	✅	✅	✅
Gazebo	✅	❌	WSL2
ArduPilot	✅	❌	WSL2

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Ubuntu/Debian

./setup/install_ubuntu.sh
source activate.sh

Installs: ROS 2, Gazebo, PyBullet, OpenCV, pymavlink

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ArduPilot SITL

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

Installs: ArduPilot SITL, ardupilot_gazebo, MAVProxy

Run:

./scripts/run_ardupilot_sim.sh camera

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GPU Support

The simulation auto-detects GPU:

Priority	GPU Type	Notes
1	NVIDIA	Best performance
2	Intel integrated	Good for laptops
3	AMD	Good performance
4	Software (llvmpipe)	Slow fallback

Check your GPU:

glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"

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Manual Install

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python standalone_simulation.py

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Troubleshooting

Simulation is laggy

# Check GPU (should NOT show "llvmpipe")
glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"

# Install GPU drivers
sudo apt install mesa-utils  # Intel/AMD
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-535  # NVIDIA

MAVProxy not found

pip3 install --user mavproxy
export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin

sim_vehicle.py not found

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