Unified behavior framework for reactive robot control

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 155-176

  Woolley, Brian G ^a   Peterson, Gilbert L ^a  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior based robotics; Reactive control architecture; Software design patterns; Software frameworks

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE BEHAVIOR; AUTONOMOUS CONTROL; BEHAVIOR COMPOSITION; BEHAVIOR SYSTEMS; BEHAVIOR-BASED; BEHAVIOR-BASED ROBOTICS; BEHAVIOR-BASED SYSTEM; CODE COMPLEXITY; ELEMENTAL COMPONENTS; GOAL-SEEKING; HIGHER ORDER; MODULAR DESIGNS; REACTIVE CONTROL ARCHITECTURE; REACTIVE ROBOT CONTROL; ROBOT IMPLEMENTATION; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT; SOFTWARE DESIGN PATTERNS; SOFTWARE FRAMEWORKS; THREE-LAYER; TROUBLESHOOTING;

COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROLLERS; DESIGN; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 67349095336     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-008-9299-1     Document Type: Article

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