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Hardware and software for intelligent robotic systems

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A hardware and software methodology for the design of the three interactive levels of intelligent robotic systems is proposed. The organization level is modeled as an expert system, the coordination level as a loosely coupled parallel processing system and the execution level as a series of specific hardware components which execute specific tasks. Microprocessor-based configurations and discrete logic design techniques are utilized for the overall system hardware configuration. The proposed methodology, does not violate the system hierarchical structure. A case study demonstrates the feasibility of the approach.

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  1. Robotics Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    Kimon P. Valavanis

  2. Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 03755, Hanover, NH, USA

    Peter H. Yuan

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Valavanis, K.P., Yuan, P.H. Hardware and software for intelligent robotic systems. J Intell Robot Syst 1, 343–373 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00126466

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