Proof of concept of a cloud compilation service for robotics wireless programming

Abstract

Ubiquitous computing, known also as internet of things, is often considered as the post internet revolution, where devices are embedded in everyday objects that can communicate and take decision automatically without human intervention. However, in spite of their quick popularity and the maturity of both embedded architectures and computer science programming, designing flexible ubiquitous system remains a complex task especially for beginners. The main objective is to create a flexible platform designed to facilitate the design of embedded systems for ubiquitous applications. This platform is suitable for users with low programming skills. As a proof of concept, the authors choose as ubiquitous system a mobile robot that its functionality can be modified easily by the proposed platform. The compilation of the code corresponding to the new robot functionality is obtained using a distant CLOUD server, the program is compiled there, then loaded to the robot using a wireless programmer. In this paper the authors present the general structure of the designed system, then they go through the different steps to implement the robot compiler in the cloud and test it.