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Lodestar is a new engine for rapid real-time control system development. It simplifies complex software design using functional block diagrams, enabling faster implementation for robotics and surgery.

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  • Robotics and Control Systems Engineering
  • Software Engineering for Real-Time Applications
  • Computer Vision and Signal Processing

Background:

  • Developing real-time control systems is complex, often requiring specialized expertise in software engineering, signal processing, and computer vision.
  • Existing simulation frameworks may not be optimized for real-time performance or ease of integration with hardware.
  • Designing and implementing control software from the ground up can be time-consuming and error-prone.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce Lodestar, an integrated engine designed for rapid real-time control system development.
  • To demonstrate Lodestar's ability to simplify complex, multi-disciplinary control software design through a functional block diagram paradigm.
  • To highlight Lodestar's advantages over existing solutions in terms of real-time performance and ease of use for low-level control system implementation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a functional block diagram paradigm for control software design.
  • Integrating unified routines for control, signal processing, and computer vision.
  • Employing user-defined wrappers for interfacing with external hardware and software.
  • Translating user-defined block diagrams into overhead-free source code.
  • Applying Lodestar to implement a real-time torque-based controller for a robotic arm.
  • Developing a novel autofocus algorithm for thermography-based localization in robot-assisted surgery.

Main Results:

  • Lodestar successfully enables rapid development of real-time control systems.
  • The functional block diagram approach simplifies the design of complex, multi-disciplinary control software.
  • Lodestar automatically handles execution order, data dependencies, and networking.
  • The framework demonstrates superior real-time performance compared to traditional simulation approaches.
  • Lodestar significantly eases the control system design process, as shown by the autofocus algorithm example.
  • Seamless integration with existing simulation and networking frameworks was achieved.

Conclusions:

  • Lodestar offers a powerful and convenient solution for real-time control system development.
  • The engine streamlines the design and implementation of sophisticated control applications in fields like robotics and surgery.
  • Lodestar's unified routines and flexible interfacing capabilities enhance development efficiency and performance.