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The idea of component-defined visualization is introduced and benefits for different challenges in robotics software development are discussed – including system maintenance, component integration, and identification of critical behavior or malfunction. Design considerations for integration in state-of-the-art robotic software frameworks are presented – with an open source implementation for the Finroc framework as a proof-of-concept. Its use in two very different autonomous systems is illustrated. Experiments with these systems indicate that the proposed approach has in fact relevant advantages.
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Reichardt, M., Zolynski, G., Arndt, M., Berns, K. (2014). On the Benefits of Component-Defined Real-Time Visualization of Robotics Software. In: Brugali, D., Broenink, J.F., Kroeger, T., MacDonald, B.A. (eds) Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots. SIMPAR 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8810. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11900-7_32
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