Fast Data Sharing within a distributed multithreaded control framework for robot teams

In this paper a data sharing framework for multithreaded, distributed control programs is described that is realized in C++ by means of only a few, powerful classes and templates. Fast data exchange of entire data structures is supported using sockets as communication medium. Access methods are provided that preserve data consistency and synchronize the data exchange. The framework has been successfully used to build a distributed robot soccer control system running on as many computers as needed

An Interactive Multi Modal System for Mobile Robotic Control

This paper describes an interactive multi modal system for controlling a mobile robot. The robot exhibits intelligent concurrent behaviours to navigate around and avoid obstacles. It uses a broad range of different modular input and output devices. A small word recognition system based on Evolving Connectionist System is employed to recognise the voice commands. An on-line adaptation feature allows the neural network to adapt to new speakers