ControlShell: A Real-Time Software Framework

Abstract

We are creating a new paradigm for building and maintaining complex real-time software systems for the control of moving mechanical systems. This objective is being met through the simultaneous development of both a powerful software environment and cogent motion planning and control capabilities. Our research concentrates on three key areas: Building an innovative, powerful real- time software framework, 9 Implementing new distributed control architectures for intelligent mechanical systems, and 9 Developing distribution architectures and new algorithms for the computationally hard motion planning and direction problem. Perhaps more importantly, we are working on the vertical integration of these technologies into a powerful, working system. It is only through this coordinated, cooperative approach that a truly revolutionary, usable architecture can result.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259862

Entities

People

  • J. C. Latombe
  • R. H. Cannon Jr.
  • S. A. Schneider

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Climate Change
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Guidance
  • Manufacturing
  • Motion Planning
  • Navigation
  • Operating Systems
  • Robot Navigation
  • Robots
  • Simulators
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Teleoperation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Software Engineering.