DocumentCode
2939551
Title
A rule-based visual language for small mobile robots
Author
Pfeiffer, Joseph J., Jr.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM, USA
fYear
1997
fDate
23-26 Sep 1997
Firstpage
162
Lastpage
163
Abstract
Altaira is a visual language intended for the control of small mobile robots. It is a rule-based language, combining information from sensors, navigation and the current robot state to determine actions to be taken by the robot and changes required in the state. The language, implemented in the Spring of 1997, is proving to be a powerful and flexible language for robot control, and has also been useful for providing an introduction to programming for children
Keywords
computer science education; control engineering education; logic programming languages; mobile robots; robot programming; visual languages; Altaira; children; introductory programming instruction; navigation; robot control; rule-based visual language; sensors; small mobile robots; Intelligent robots; Intelligent sensors; Mobile robots; Navigation; Robot control; Robot sensing systems; Robotic assembly; Sensor systems; Service robots; Tiles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Visual Languages, 1997. Proceedings. 1997 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location
Isle of Capri
ISSN
1049-2615
Print_ISBN
0-8186-8144-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VL.1997.626575
Filename
626575
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