Re: Open RObot COntrol Software <[email protected]>

On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, NZG wrote:

> I recently presented one of Orocos IEEE papers out here at Southern Illinois
> University.
> Thought it went pretty well.
> If anyone would like to take a look at it for critique or reuse,
> I would love to hear from you.
>
(I was sent the (powerpoint :-() file by private email, so I can now
comment a bit.)

You catch the main points, thanks! But Orocos has evolved quite a bit since
the time of the material that you used for your presentation :-)

Some loose remarks:
- we do not support RTLinux anymore.
- Orocos does not impose any kind of architecture, while the "flow
   diagrams" that you use seem to suggest differently.
- the different components can exchange data in a many more ways that what
   you draw on your figures.
- substantial improvements in the realtime core have been implemented, such
   as: events, lock-free data exchange, rich Finite State Machine
   functionality, etc.
- some components have gotten more appropriate names, and some have
   disappeared (such as the HeartBeat).
But these are mostly details, that a first-time audience is not very
interested in. So, thanks again for the promotion!

Herman

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