Register / Login

CFP
Paper Guide

Schedule

Keynotes
Summits
Presentations
Tutorials
Project Updates
BOFS

Venue
Travel & Hotel
Costs & Savings

FAQ

Media
Archives
Contact

Home

Real-Time Performance Analysis in Linux-Based Robotic Systems

Mobile or humanoid robots collect environmental data and reflect back as robotic behaviors via various sensors and actuators. It is crucial this occurs within a specified time. Although real-time flavored Linux has been used to control robot arms and legs for quite a while, it has not been reported much whether the current real-time features in Linux could still meet this requirement for a much more complicated system - a humanoid with about 60 servo motors and sensors with multiple algorithms such as recognition, deci-sion, and navigation running simultaneously. In this paper, in order to meet such requirement, adopting EtherCAT technology is in-troduced and its Linux implementation is illustrated. In addition, results of real-time experiments and timing analysis on a multi-core processor are presented showing Linux is a viable solution to be successfully deployed in various robotic systems.

register | call for papers

Copyright © 2009 Linux Symposium Inc. All rights reserved.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.