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Architecture and .NET Implementation of Multi- Robot Management System

Applied Computer Systems

Volume 14 (2013): Issue 1 (June 2013)

By: Aleksis Liekna and Agris Nikitenko

Open Access

|Jun 2013

Abstract

In this paper we propose architecture for a multirobot management system, ways of identifying the implementation challenges and analyzing how to address these challenges by using out-of-the-box features provided by .NET framework. We make a departure from using agent or robot specific development tools in order to take a fresh look at one of the industry leading general purpose development platforms that is .NET framework to analyze its applicability to multi-robot system development. For verification of the proposed ideas in practice, a multi-robot system is implemented using physical iRobot Roomba robots as the robot platform.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acss-2013-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8691 | Journal ISSN: 2255-8683

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Language: English

Page range: 59 - 66

Published on: Jun 8, 2013

Published by: Riga Technical University

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: Volume open

Keywords:

multi-robot systems,

.NET framework,

implementation challenges

Related subjects:

Computer sciences,

Artificial intelligence,

Information technology,

Project management,

Software development

© 2013 Aleksis Liekna, Agris Nikitenko, published by Riga Technical University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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