RCON: Dynamic Mobile Interfaces for Command and Control of ROS-enabled Robots

Robert Codd-Downey, Michael Jenkin

2015

Abstract

The development of effective user interfaces for an autonomous system can be quite difficult, especially for devices that are to be operated in the field where access to standard computer platforms may be difficult or impossible. One approach in this type of environment is to utilize tablet or phone devices, which when coupled with an appropriate tool such as ROSBridge can be used to connect with standard robot middleware. This has proven to be a successful approach for devices with mature user interface requirements but may require significant software development for experimental systems. Here we describe RCON, a software tool that allows user interfaces on iOS devices to be configured on the device itself, in real time, in response to changes in the robot software infrastructure or the needs of the operator. The system is described in detail along with the accompanying communication framework and the process of building a user interface for a simple autonomous device.

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Codd-Downey R. and Jenkin M. (2015). RCON: Dynamic Mobile Interfaces for Command and Control of ROS-enabled Robots . In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-758-123-6, pages 66-73. DOI: 10.5220/0005540000660073


in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco15,
author={Robert Codd-Downey and Michael Jenkin},
title={RCON: Dynamic Mobile Interfaces for Command and Control of ROS-enabled Robots},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,},
year={2015},
pages={66-73},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005540000660073},
isbn={978-989-758-123-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,
TI - RCON: Dynamic Mobile Interfaces for Command and Control of ROS-enabled Robots
SN - 978-989-758-123-6
AU - Codd-Downey R.
AU - Jenkin M.
PY - 2015
SP - 66
EP - 73
DO - 10.5220/0005540000660073