Power line inspection using Drones in Nvidia Isaac Sim

This high-fidelity simulation environment, built on NVIDIA Isaac Sim, enables the NSERC research team to perform rapid iteration on vision models for high voltage insulator detection. By leveraging Synthetic Data Generation (SDG) and domain randomization, we can simulate edge-case environmental conditions that are impossible to replicate in the field. This allows for the rigorous validation of collision-avoidance algorithms and autonomous flight controllers within a photorealistic, physics-accurate digital twin before transitioning to physical airframes.

Meet the Team

Team in Design Day

Rafael Hebert
Masters in Mechanical Engineering

Environment Design and Asset Building

Yugmil Patel
Masters in Electrical and Computer

Software lead

Evan Zeglinsky Spinney
Masters of Engineering Business

Team manager and software Development

The Client and Technical Advisor

Technical Advisor

Miodrag Bolic

Engineering research, University of Ottawa

Role in Project：His primary role as a client was defining the project's goal, and established critical performance targets. He also provided key feedback during design reviews throughout the project and giving us key ressources to make the project possible.

Client

Iraj Mantegh

Engineering research, University of Ottawa

Role in Project: Giving the outline of the project and providing us with mentorship from other students that are/have worked on different aspects of the project we have undertaken.

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