Paper Info
Title
Real-time emulation of networked robot systems
Abstract
In this paper we present a methodology for the evaluation of networked systems communicating using WLAN technology. We show a case study of goal-oriented cooperating robots, for which our approach is particularly useful. Developing robots is expensive; hence emulation can be employed in the first part of the development cycle to study robot software implementations in realistic conditions at a reduced cost. Our methodology is based on the emulation of both the robots and the WLAN communication technology. The robots we consider cooperate in order to efficiently reach a destination while avoiding collisions with obstacles and other robots. The WLAN communication emulation engine QOMET is deployed in the emulated robots to recreate network conditions similar to those occurring in a real WLAN environment. The experiments are run on a large-scale network experiment environment, StarBED, using the support software RUNE. Currently, over one hundred emulated robots can be run simultaneously during an experiment on our testbed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1145/1416222.1416286
simulation tools and techniques for communications, networks and system
Keywords
Field
DocType
wlan communication technology,networked robot system,support software rune,network condition,real-time emulation,development cycle,large-scale network experiment environment,robot software implementation,real wlan environment,wlan communication emulation engine,case study,wlan technology,real time
Reduced cost,Computer science,Testbed,Real-time computing,Implementation,Software,Emulation,Robot software,Robot,Hardware emulation,Embedded system
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.45
12
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Razvan Beuran111321.10
Junya Nakata2608.37
Takashi Okada3223.90
Yasuo Tan415125.41
Yoichi Shinoda5554139.63