ICRA 2026

Digital Twins for UAV Autonomy:
From Model-Based Design to Verified Deployment

MATLAB Tutorial at 2026 IEEE International Conference on
Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

Monday, 1 June 2026 | VIECON Messe Wien, Vienna, Austria

Register for ICRA 2026 and join the MATLAB tutorial “Digital Twins for UAV Autonomy: From Model-Based Design to Verified Deployment.” This half-day tutorial demonstrates a practical, end-to-end workflow for developing UAV autonomy from digital twin creation to validated flight deployment using MATLAB and Simulink.

Participants will learn how to:

Build a UAV digital twin and simulate mission scenarios in 3D photorealistic simulation environments
Apply Model-Based Design with integrated verification and validation in Simulink
Deploy flight control algorithms to PX4^®and ArduPilot^®using software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) workflows to reduce sim-to-real risk

The program includes:

A focused lecture on mission design and simulation workflows
A hands-on deployment session demonstrating SIL and HIL integration
A hands-on demonstration of a failure mode and effects analysis of UAV
An expert panel discussing strategies for closing the sim-to-real gap in UAV autonomy

This tutorial is designed for researchers, students, and industry engineers seeking a rigorous, reproducible development pipeline that connects requirements and system architecture to testing, validation, and flight deployment.

Tutorial Discussion Topics

Digital Twins
Design and Tune UAV Control
Drone Simulation
PX4 Deployment

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Tutorial Agenda

Join us for a live session of talks and Q&A discussions with the speakers.

Monday, 1 June 2026 | 14:00–17:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Time (CEST)	Title	Speaker
14:00–14:10	Greetings and Introduction	YJ Lim, PhD MathWorks
14:10–14:50	Design a UAV Digital Twin and Mission Simulation	Ronal George MathWorks
14:50–15:30	Apply Model-Based Design with Integrated Verification and Validation in Simulink	To Be Announced
15:30–16:00	Break
16:00–16:40	PX4 and ArduPilot Autopilot Deployment with HIL	Arun Mathamkode MathWorks
16:40–17:30	Panel Discussion: Future Directions and Closing the Sim-to-Real Gap	Chair: Roberto G. Valenti, PhD, MathWorks Panelists: Giuseppe Loianno, PhD, University of California, Berkeley Guest, Skydio Ronal George, MathWorks
	Q&A and Closing Remarks	Moiz Khan, PhD MathWorks