Robodaemon -a device independent, network-oriented, modular mobile robot controller

Abstract— We discuss a software environment for multirobot, multi-platform mobile robot control and simulation. Like others, we have observed that mobile robotics research is greatly facilitated by the availability of a suitable simulator for both vehicle kinematics as well as sensing, and have created an environment that permits this while allowing a large measure of device independence. By using a multiprocessor internet-based architecture, our platform permits multiple users to use a variety of programming interfaces (visual, script-based or various application programming interfaces (API’s)) to rapidly prototype methods to control multiple heterogeneous robots both in simulation and in realworld settings. We present an overview of our architecture and discuss its future directions.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: ICRA
• Authors: Gregory Dudek, Robert Sim
• Keywords: ICRA 2003, Mobile Robotics Research, Multi-platform Mobile Robot, Multiprocessor Internet-based Architecture, Robotics