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Reconfigurable and Modular Mobile Robotics Platform for Remote Experiments This publication appears in: International Journal of Online Engineering Authors: Y. Verbelen, P. Taelman, A. Braeken and A. Touhafi Volume: 9 Issue: 3 Pages: 19-26 Publication Date: Jun. 2013
Abstract: In this paper a hardware and software architecture
based on a modular approach for a reconfigurable mobile robot
is developed with intended use as remote experiment. A Field
Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) was chosen as control unit for
the robot and allows the implementation of custom hardware and
software by the user. FPGA configurations are downloaded to the
robot using a selectable wireless interface. Users can take control
of all elementary robot hardware, and an on-system recovery
mechanism is included to ensure a fallback to a golden image in
case of errors in downloaded bit streams. External Link.
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