Design of Software Based on Middleware for a Lorry Maintenance Line Using Heterogeneous Robots

Author

Zhou, Fengyu ; Song, Hongjun ; Li, Yibin ; Xiao, Hairong

Author_Institution

Shandong Univ., Jinan

fYear

2007

fDate

18-21 Aug. 2007

Firstpage

220

Lastpage

224

Abstract

It aims to develop an extensible, scalable and portable software providing specific solutions for a lorry maintenance line using heterogeneous robots. The core of the software is C++ RTCORBA, it serves as main bone for communication, scheduling and computing, C++ and Java RMI serves in client side for comprehensive management applications. It expatiates at length on the software design and implement based on the test-bed including two Motoman HP6 manipulators and one AGV, the software employs two-tier server and design considerations are given. Then system´s CORBA IDL design are described and given. System interface is friendly and easily operated with high transplantability and maintainability and easily to be updated. The successful development of this system offered a better technical route for the heterogeneous robots system.

Keywords

C++ language; Java; distributed object management; maintenance engineering; manipulators; middleware; railways; AGV; C++ RTCORBA; CORBA IDL design; Java RMI; Motoman HP6 manipulators; heterogeneous robots; lorry maintenance line; middleware; portable software; railway; software design; system interface; two-tier server; Application software; Bones; Java; Manipulators; Middleware; Processor scheduling; Robots; Software design; Software maintenance; Software testing; Middleware; QOS; heterogeneous robots; lorry maintenance line; real- time CORBA;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Automation and Logistics, 2007 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Jinan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1531-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICAL.2007.4338560

Filename

4338560