An Application Platform for the Development and Experimental Validation of Mobile Robots for Health Care Purposes

  • Authors:

  • Olaf Buckmann;Mathias Krö/mker;Ulrich Berger

  • Affiliations:

  • BIBA –/ Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science at the University of Bremen, Hochschulring 20, 28359 Bremen, Germany/ e-mail: uc/kro @biba.uni-bremen.de;BIBA –/ Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science at the University of Bremen, Hochschulring 20, 28359 Bremen, Germany/ e-mail: uc/kro @biba.uni-bremen.de;IWT –/ Foundation Institute of Material Science, Badgasteiner Str. 3, 28359 Bremen, Germany/ e-mail: berger@iwt.uni-bremen.de

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
  • Year:
  • 1998

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Abstract

This paper describes an Application Platform for the development andtesting of mobile robot units. Within this platform, various applicationsaddressing different aspects of robot development are composed into anexperimental environment. The Application Platform comprises modules such asa Neural Networks Simulator, a simulation and off-line programming system,optical sensor components, a rapid prototyping system, and an experimentalworkcell. Each of these modules is described in detail including itsintegration with the other modules. In conclusion, the potential use of thisplatform for health care tasks is indicated.