A software engineering approach for the development of heterogeneous robotic applications

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 150-166

  Fernández Madrigal, Juan Antonio ^a   Galindo, Cipriano ^a   González, Javier ^a   Cruz Martín, Elena ^a   Cruz Martín, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distributed programming; Robotic software; Software engineering

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; FAULT TOLERANCE; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; LIFE CYCLE; MAINTAINABILITY; MICROCONTROLLERS; REAL TIME CONTROL; REUSABILITY; ROBOTICS;

DISTRIBUTED PROGRAMMING; MANIPULATOR ARMS; ROBOTIC SOFTWARE;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34948881828     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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