Embedded robot operating systems for Human-Robot Interaction

Abstract

This paper focuses on the framework of the interface program that contains the controls and communication architectures to realize embedded robot operating systems for multi sensor system. The application builds the embedded operating system by using Mid Level Functions Layer for the robot's peripherals, and deploying a Low Level Functions Layer. The research proposes a hierarchical architecture for the user interface in order to realize an effective control command and status menu using an embedded sensor interface board. The operating system contained by an Ultrasonic and a Position sensing detector (PSD) and the operation of the Embedded Robot Operating System is implementation by Follow-Wall function. The proposed interface architecture gives easy and intuitive control of interaction with the robot and can be easily build to user interface program with multi sensor system. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.