Distributed CAN based control system for robotic and airborne applications

This paper deals with the distributed Controller Area Network (CAN) based control system design for experimental Autonomous Locomotion Robot (ALR) VUTBOT-2. It also features a System of Aviation Modules (SAM) description for airborne applications. Distributed control system of the ALR is generated by microprocessor units, which are linked by the CAN. As a Higher Layer Protocol (HLP) the CANAerospace protocol was chosen. CANAerospace is an extremely lightweight protocol/data format definition, which was designed for highly reliable communication with microprocessor-based systems in airborne applications via CAN. It is successfully implemented with the SAM.