Title :
Distributed Control of Functional RT Components Based on Open Robot Architecture RTM
Author :
Jia, Songmin ; Harunori, Gakuhari ; Takase, Kunikatsu
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose using Open Robot Architecture RTM as platform to develop service robotic system. First, we developed QuickCam Orbit cameras functional elements as "RT software components" to monitor home integration robot system working and the state of the aged or disabled. Then we developed IEEE1394 cameras RT components to improve network distributed monitoring system because IEEE1394 cameras are widely used in robot field and have high performance and high resolution. By using Open Robot Architecture RTM, the developed camera components can be implemented by different programming languages, run in different operating system, or connected in different networks to inter-operate. It is also easy to create comprehensive robot system application by re-using existing modules thus facilitating network-distributed software sharing and improving the cost of writing and maintaining software.
Keywords :
cameras; computerised monitoring; distributed control; geriatrics; handicapped aids; medical robotics; middleware; object-oriented programming; service robots; QuickCam orbit camera; aged-disabled people; distributed control; distributed monitoring system; functional RT software component; home integration; open robot architecture RTM; robot technology middleware; service robotic system; Aging; Cameras; Computer architecture; Computer languages; Distributed control; Monitoring; Operating systems; Orbital robotics; Robot vision systems; Software maintenance; RTM; camera; component; monitoring system; robotic system;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics and Automation, 2007. ICMA 2007. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Harbin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0828-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0828-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICMA.2007.4304008
