Architecture and Software Design for a Service Robol in an Elderly-Care Scenario

• 来源期刊: 中国工程科学(英文版)
• 学科: 工学
• 关键词: 软件服务 软件架构 老年人 服务机器人 正相 设计 护理 操纵能力
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（1）
• 页码范围: 27-35
• 页数: 9页
• 分类号: TP31
• 语种: 中文

摘要

Systems for ambient assisted living (AAL) that integrate service robots with sensor networks and user monitoring can help elderly people with their daily activities, allowing them to stay in their homes and live active lives for as long as possible. In this paper, we outline the AAL system currently developed in the European project Robot-Era, and describe the engineering aspects and the service- oriented software architecture of the domestic robot, a service robot with advanced manipulation capabilities. Based on the robot operating system (ROS) middleware, our software integrates a large set of advanced algorithms for navigation, perception, and manipulation. In tests with real end users, the performance and acceptability of the platform are evaluated.