A Modular Agent/deliverable Modality for Mobile Robot Development

Abstract

An agent/deliverable modality has been formulated for the purpose of enabling the development of mobile robots in an environment where the personnel consists of a large number of neophytes (undergraduate and beginning graduate students) together with a small number of dedicated but transient researchers (MS and PhD) thesis students) and a still smaller number of perananent researchers (faculty). The objective is to create a structured work environment in which projects that are implemented by neophytes can be easily and systematically integrated into an ongoing broader program of mobile robot development. In addition, the environment must provide a learning experience for the neophytes.