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A Software System for Robotic Learning by Experimentation

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Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots (SIMPAR 2008)

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The goal of this work is to develop an integration framework for a robotic software system which enables robotic learning by experimentation within a distributed and heterogeneous setting. To meet this challenge, the authors specified, defined, developed, implemented and tested a component-based architecture called XPERSIF. The architecture comprises loosely-coupled, autonomous components that offer services through their well-defined interfaces and form a service-oriented architecture. The Ice middleware is used in the communication layer. Additionally, the successful integration of the XPERSim simulator into the system has enabled simultaneous quasi-realtime observation of the simulation by numerous, distributed users.

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  1. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science, Grantham-Allee 20, 53757, Sankt Augustin, Germany

    Iman Awaad, Ronny Hartanto & Paul Plöger

  2. Universitat Jaume I, Castellon de la Plana, Spain

    Beatriz León

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  1. School of Engineering, University of California, Merced,, 5200 North Lake Rd, CA 95343, Merced, USA

    Stefano Carpin

  2. Information Technology Research Institute National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Itsuki Noda

  3. Department of Information Engineering (DEI), University of Padua, Via G. Gradenigo, 6/a, 35131, Padova, Italy

    Enrico Pagello

  4. Department of Management and Engineering (DTG), University of Padua Stradella San Nicola, 3 I-36100, Vicenza, Italy

    Monica Reggiani

  5. Simulation, Systems Optimization and Robotics Group, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstraße 10, 64289, Darmstadt, Germany

    Oskar von Stryk

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Awaad, I., Hartanto, R., León, B., Plöger, P. (2008). A Software System for Robotic Learning by Experimentation. In: Carpin, S., Noda, I., Pagello, E., Reggiani, M., von Stryk, O. (eds) Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots. SIMPAR 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5325. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89076-8_13

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