test.py

import setup_path
import airsim
import cv2
import numpy as np
import os
import time
import tempfile

# connect to the AirSim simulator
client = airsim.CarClient()
client.confirmConnection()
client.enableApiControl(False)
print("API Control enabled: %s" % client.isApiControlEnabled())
car_controls = airsim.CarControls()

# tmp_dir = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), "airsim_car")
tmp_dir = "./car_pics"
print ("Saving images to %s" % tmp_dir)
try:
    os.makedirs(tmp_dir)
except OSError:
    if not os.path.isdir(tmp_dir):
        raise

car_state = client.getCarState()
pos = car_state.kinematics_estimated.position.to_numpy_array()
print("Initial Position = ", pos)

t = 0
while True:
    car_state = client.getCarState()
    pos = car_state.kinematics_estimated.position.to_numpy_array()
    print("t = ", t, "  Position = ", pos)
    time.sleep(1)
    t += 1

for idx in range(3):
    # get state of the car
    car_state = client.getCarState()
    pos = car_state.kinematics_estimated
    print("Speed %d, Gear %d" % (car_state.speed, car_state.gear))

    # go forward
    car_controls.throttle = 0.5
    car_controls.steering = 0
    client.setCarControls(car_controls)
    print("Go Forward")
    time.sleep(3)   # let car drive a bit

    # go reverse
    car_controls.throttle = -0.5
    car_controls.is_manual_gear = True
    car_controls.manual_gear = -1
    car_controls.steering = 0
    client.setCarControls(car_controls)
    print("Go reverse, steer right")
    time.sleep(3)   # let car drive a bit
    car_controls.is_manual_gear = False # change back gear to auto
    car_controls.manual_gear = 0

    # apply brakes
    car_controls.brake = 1
    client.setCarControls(car_controls)
    print("Apply brakes")
    time.sleep(3)   # let car drive a bit
    car_controls.brake = 0 #remove brake

    # get camera images from the car
    responses = client.simGetImages([
        airsim.ImageRequest("0", airsim.ImageType.DepthVis),  #depth visualization image
        airsim.ImageRequest("1", airsim.ImageType.DepthPerspective, True), #depth in perspective projection
        airsim.ImageRequest("1", airsim.ImageType.Scene), #scene vision image in png format
        airsim.ImageRequest("1", airsim.ImageType.Scene, False, False)])  #scene vision image in uncompressed RGB array
    print('Retrieved images: %d' % len(responses))

    for response_idx, response in enumerate(responses):
        filename = os.path.join(tmp_dir, f"{idx}_{response.image_type}_{response_idx}")

        if response.pixels_as_float:
            print("Type %d, size %d" % (response.image_type, len(response.image_data_float)))
            airsim.write_pfm(os.path.normpath(filename + '.pfm'), airsim.get_pfm_array(response))
        elif response.compress: #png format
            print("Type %d, size %d" % (response.image_type, len(response.image_data_uint8)))
            airsim.write_file(os.path.normpath(filename + '.png'), response.image_data_uint8)
        else: #uncompressed array
            print("Type %d, size %d" % (response.image_type, len(response.image_data_uint8)))
            img1d = np.fromstring(response.image_data_uint8, dtype=np.uint8) # get numpy array
            img_rgb = img1d.reshape(response.height, response.width, 3) # reshape array to 3 channel image array H X W X 3
            cv2.imwrite(os.path.normpath(filename + '.png'), img_rgb) # write to png

#restore to original state
client.reset()

client.enableApiControl(False)