EmSBot: A modular framework supporting the development of swarm robotics applications

Component-based approaches are prevalent in software development for robotic applications due to their reusability and productivity. In this article, we present an Embedded modular Software framework for a networked roBoTic system (EmSBoT) targeting resource-constrained devices such as microcontroll...

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Published in:International journal of advanced robotic systems 2016-11, Vol.13 (6)
Main Authors: Peng, Long, Guan, Fei, Perneel, Luc, Timmerman, Martin
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