Editable Digital Twins (EDT)

Purpose and goal:

The focus of the project was to build software tools to create and edit 3D worlds, specifically “digital twins”, used in vehicle simulation to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles. 3D world creation is a time-consuming and expensive process done by 3D environment artists. To reduce cost and time, tools to make this process easier for autonomous vehicle engineers could provide a huge benefit for the entire autonomous vehicle industry.

Expected results and effects:

The result of the project is a prototypical software that can edit 3D mesh easily, and be used for autonomous engineers. This early-stage product can be further developed and sold to automotive industry, as well as forestry, mining, robotics and other developers of autonomous machinery. A continued commercial relationship is being explored between project partners, and the expectation is that this software is developed further to facilitate the advancement of autonomous mobility.

Approach and implementation:

A practical approach was taken throughout the project to ensure potential users of the software could easily and effectively use the tool independently. A combined 4 workshops throughout the project, weekly sync meeting and iterative methodology enabled a closer collaboration to more accurately develop a software that meets the needs of the industry. A final workshop to test the software was conducted at the end of the project.