# Copyright (c) 2022-2026, The Isaac Lab Project Developers (https://github.com/isaac-sim/IsaacLab/blob/main/CONTRIBUTORS.md). # All rights reserved. # # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause """ This script demonstrates how to simulate a quadcopter. .. code-block:: bash # Usage ./isaaclab.sh -p scripts/demos/quadcopter.py """ """Launch Isaac Sim Simulator first.""" import argparse from isaaclab.app import AppLauncher # add argparse arguments parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="This script demonstrates how to simulate a quadcopter.") # append AppLauncher cli args AppLauncher.add_app_launcher_args(parser) # parse the arguments args_cli = parser.parse_args() # launch omniverse app app_launcher = AppLauncher(args_cli) simulation_app = app_launcher.app """Rest everything follows.""" import torch import isaaclab.sim as sim_utils from isaaclab.assets import Articulation from isaaclab.sim import SimulationContext ## # Pre-defined configs ## from isaaclab_assets import CRAZYFLIE_CFG # isort:skip def main(): """Main function.""" # Load kit helper sim_cfg = sim_utils.SimulationCfg(dt=0.005, device=args_cli.device) sim = SimulationContext(sim_cfg) # Set main camera sim.set_camera_view(eye=[0.5, 0.5, 1.0], target=[0.0, 0.0, 0.5]) # Spawn things into stage # Ground-plane cfg = sim_utils.GroundPlaneCfg() cfg.func("/World/defaultGroundPlane", cfg) # Lights cfg = sim_utils.DistantLightCfg(intensity=3000.0, color=(0.75, 0.75, 0.75)) cfg.func("/World/Light", cfg) # Robots robot_cfg = CRAZYFLIE_CFG.replace(prim_path="/World/Crazyflie") robot_cfg.spawn.func("/World/Crazyflie", robot_cfg.spawn, translation=robot_cfg.init_state.pos) # create handles for the robots robot = Articulation(robot_cfg) # Play the simulator sim.reset() # Fetch relevant parameters to make the quadcopter hover in place prop_body_ids = robot.find_bodies("m.*_prop")[0] robot_mass = robot.root_physx_view.get_masses().sum() gravity = torch.tensor(sim.cfg.gravity, device=sim.device).norm() # Now we are ready! print("[INFO]: Setup complete...") # Define simulation stepping sim_dt = sim.get_physics_dt() sim_time = 0.0 count = 0 # Simulate physics while simulation_app.is_running(): # reset if count % 2000 == 0: # reset counters sim_time = 0.0 count = 0 # reset dof state joint_pos, joint_vel = robot.data.default_joint_pos, robot.data.default_joint_vel robot.write_joint_state_to_sim(joint_pos, joint_vel) robot.write_root_pose_to_sim(robot.data.default_root_state[:, :7]) robot.write_root_velocity_to_sim(robot.data.default_root_state[:, 7:]) robot.reset() # reset command print(">>>>>>>> Reset!") # apply action to the robot (make the robot float in place) forces = torch.zeros(robot.num_instances, 4, 3, device=sim.device) torques = torch.zeros_like(forces) forces[..., 2] = robot_mass * gravity / 4.0 robot.permanent_wrench_composer.set_forces_and_torques( forces=forces, torques=torques, body_ids=prop_body_ids, ) robot.write_data_to_sim() # perform step sim.step() # update sim-time sim_time += sim_dt count += 1 # update buffers robot.update(sim_dt) if __name__ == "__main__": # run the main function main() # close sim app simulation_app.close()