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Towards Framework-Based U×V Software Systems: An Applied Research Perspective

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Software Engineering for Experimental Robotics

Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics ((STAR,volume 30))

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Defence R&D Canada changed research direction in 2002 from pure tele-operated land vehicles to general autonomy for land, air, and sea craft (U×V). The unique constraints of the military environment coupled with the complexity of autonomous systems drove DRDC to carefully plan a research and development infrastructure that would provide state of the art tools without restricting research scope.

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    Gregory S. Broten, Simon P. Monckton, Jared L. Giesbrecht & Jack A. Collier

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Broten, G.S., Monckton, S.P., Giesbrecht, J.L., Collier, J.A. (2007). Towards Framework-Based U×V Software Systems: An Applied Research Perspective. In: Brugali, D. (eds) Software Engineering for Experimental Robotics. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68951-5_21

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