Robots are complex to develop due to the diversity of hardware, software components and
the absence of common standards. To deal with these problems, Model-Driven Engineering …

The design, simulation and programming of robotics systems is challenging as expertise
from multiple domains needs to be integrated conceptually and technically. Domain-specific …

Robots are becoming ubiquitous: from vacuum cleaners to driverless cars, there is a wide
variety of applications, many with potential safety hazards. The work presented in this paper …

The cost of creating new robotics products is significantly related to the complexity of
develo** robotic software applications that are flexible enough to easily accommodate …

Simulation is favored by roboticists to evaluate controller design and software. Often, state
machines are drawn to convey overall ideas and used as a basis to program tool-specific …

Software is an essential part of robotic systems. As robots and autonomous systems are
more and more deployed in human environments, we need to use elaborate validation and …

The integration of autonomous robots in real applications is a challenge. It needs that the
behaviour of these robots is proved to be safe. In this paper, we focus on the real-time …

Innovation in the field of embedded systems, and more broadly in cyber-physical systems,
increasingly relies on software. The productivity gain in software development can hardly …

Develo** robotic applications requires to design and implement complex software
architectures. These architectures must embed advanced algorithms that include capacities …

A safety-critical system is a system in which the software malfunctioning could result in
death, injury, or damage to the environment. Addressing safety concerns early on at the …