Virtual Platforms (VPs) enable early software validation of autonomous systems' electronics, reducing costs and time-to-market. While many VPs support both functional and non-functional simulation (e.g., timing, power), they lack the capability of simulating the environment in which the system operates. In contrast, robotics simulators lack accurate timing and power features. This twofold shortcoming limits the effectiveness of the design flow, as the designer can not fully evaluate the features of the solution under development. This paper presents a novel, fully open-source framework bridging this gap by integrating a robotics simulator (Webots) with a VP for RISC-V-based systems (MESSY). The framework enables a holistic, mission-level, energy-aware co-simulation of electronics in their surrounding environment, streamlining the exploration of design configurations and advanced power management policies.

MEbots: Integrating a RISC-V Virtual Platform with a Robotic Simulator for Energy-aware Design / Pollo, Giovanni; Hamdi, Mohamed Amine; Risso, Matteo; Ruotolo, Lorenzo; Furbatto, Pietro; Isoldi, Matteo; Chen, Yukai; Burrello, Alessio; Macii, Enrico; Poncino, Massimo; Jahier Pagliari, Daniele; Vinco, Sara. - (2025). (Intervento presentato al convegno ISLPED 2025 IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design tenutosi a Reykjavik (ISL) nel August 6 - 8, 2025).

MEbots: Integrating a RISC-V Virtual Platform with a Robotic Simulator for Energy-aware Design

Giovanni Pollo;Mohamed Amine Hamdi;Matteo Risso;Lorenzo Ruotolo;Alessio Burrello;Enrico Macii;Massimo Poncino;Daniele Jahier Pagliari;Sara Vinco
2025

Abstract

Virtual Platforms (VPs) enable early software validation of autonomous systems' electronics, reducing costs and time-to-market. While many VPs support both functional and non-functional simulation (e.g., timing, power), they lack the capability of simulating the environment in which the system operates. In contrast, robotics simulators lack accurate timing and power features. This twofold shortcoming limits the effectiveness of the design flow, as the designer can not fully evaluate the features of the solution under development. This paper presents a novel, fully open-source framework bridging this gap by integrating a robotics simulator (Webots) with a VP for RISC-V-based systems (MESSY). The framework enables a holistic, mission-level, energy-aware co-simulation of electronics in their surrounding environment, streamlining the exploration of design configurations and advanced power management policies.
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