Robotics DSL Zoo

Subdomain „Motion Control“

Motion Control addresses the dynamical model of robotic manipulators. This includes different controller approaches, such as independent-joint, PID as well as torque control. This subdomain corresponds to Part A, Chapter 6 in the Handbook of Robotics.

Scenario Building

In the Scenario Building phase, environment features, constraints and characteristics are defined. Furthermore, the robot's task is defined. This includes the specification of customer acceptance tests to be performed in the specified and potentially generalized environment.

KeyTitleAuthorsYearFormalism
finucane2010ltlmopLTLMoP: Experimenting with language, temporal logic and robot controlFinucane, Cameron and Jing, Gangyuan and Kress-Gazit, Hadas2010 LTL

Functional Design

In the Functional Design phase, hardware requirements and top-level functionalities are derived based on the scenario definition. Furthermore, top-level functionalities are decomposed and dependencies among them are identified. Also an initial functional design stating which functionalities interact with each other is developed.

KeyTitleAuthorsYearFormalism
buch2014applyingApplying Simulation and a Domain-Specific Language for an Adaptive Action LibraryBuch, Jacob P\orksen and Laursen, Johan Sund and S\orensen, Lars Car\oe and Ellekilde, Lars-Peter and Kraft, Dirk and Schultz, Ulrik Pagh and Petersen, Henrik Gordon2014 (E)BNF
finucane2010ltlmopLTLMoP: Experimenting with language, temporal logic and robot controlFinucane, Cameron and Jing, Gangyuan and Kress-Gazit, Hadas2010 LTL
hornby2001evolutionEvolution of generative design systems for modular physical robotsHornby, Gregory S and Lipson, Hod and Pollack, Jordan B2001 unknown
kanayama2000sIt s time to make mobile robots programmableKanayama, Yutaka J and Wu, C Thomas2000
kress2007structuredFrom structured english to robot motionKress-Gazit, Hadas and Fainekos, Georgios E and Pappas, George J2007 LTL
manikonda1995motionA motion description language and a hybrid architecture for motion planning with nonholonomic robotsManikonda, Vikram and Krishnaprasad, Perinkulam S and Hendler, James1995 other
nordmann2015modelingModeling of Movement Control Architectures based on Motion Primitives using Domain-Specific LanguagesArne Nordmann and Sebastian Wrede and Jochen J. Steil2015
thomas2013newA New Skill Based Robot Programming Language Using UML/P StatechartsThomas, Ulrike and Hirzinger, Gerd and Rumpe, Bernhard and Schulze, Christoph and Wortmann, Andreas2013 other

Platform Building

In the Platform Building phase, the robot hardware is determined. This includes the selection and potential configuration of robot's sensors and actuators meeting the requirements defined in the functional design phase.

KeyTitleAuthorsYearFormalism
kim2003taskTask description language for underwater robotsKim, Tae Won and Yuh, Junku2003 (E)BNF
kitagishi2002developmentDevelopment of motion data description language for robots based on eXtensible Markup Language-realization of better understanding and communication via networksKitagishi, Ikuo and Machino, Tamotsu and Nakayama, Akira and Iwaki, Satoshi and Okudaira, Masashi2002 XSD
morelli2014controlControl and Scheduling Co-design for a Simulated Quadcopter Robot: A Model-Driven ApproachMorelli, Matteo and Di Natale, Marco2014 ecore
nishiyama1998logicLogic specifications for multiple robots based on a current programming languageNishiyama, Hiroyuki and Ohwada, Hayato and Mizoguchi, Fumio1998 unknown
ramadorai1994genericA generic kinematics software packageRamadorai, Arvind K and Ganapathy, U and Guida, F1994 unknown

Capability Building

In the Capability Building phase, basic and composite components are constructed up to the application-level and constraints for their deployment are specified. This also includes the specification and eventually generation of additional knowledge required for component execution such as knowledge bases and training data.

KeyTitleAuthorsYearFormalism
barth2012gotoA GOTO-based concept for intuitive robot programmingBarth, Katharina and Henrich, Dominik2012 other
buch2014applyingApplying Simulation and a Domain-Specific Language for an Adaptive Action LibraryBuch, Jacob P\orksen and Laursen, Johan Sund and S\orensen, Lars Car\oe and Ellekilde, Lars-Peter and Kraft, Dirk and Schultz, Ulrik Pagh and Petersen, Henrik Gordon2014 (E)BNF
burbidge2009grammaticalGrammatical evolution of a robot controllerBurbidge, Robert and Walker, Joanne H and Wilson, Myra S2009 (E)BNF
dantam2013correctCorrect Software Synthesis for Stable Speed-Controlled Robotic Walking.Dantam, Neil and Hereid, Ayonga and Ames, Aaron D and Stilman, Mike2013 CFG?
fayman1999avAV-shell, an environment for autonomous robotic applications using active visionFayman, Jeffrey A and Rivlin, Ehud and Christensen, Henrik I1999 unknown
finucane2010ltlmopLTLMoP: Experimenting with language, temporal logic and robot controlFinucane, Cameron and Jing, Gangyuan and Kress-Gazit, Hadas2010 LTL
graves1999distributedDistributed generic control for multiple types of telerobotGraves, Alan R and Czarnecki, Chris1999 unknown
kanayama2000sIt s time to make mobile robots programmableKanayama, Yutaka J and Wu, C Thomas2000
kim2003taskTask description language for underwater robotsKim, Tae Won and Yuh, Junku2003 (E)BNF
kitagishi2002developmentDevelopment of motion data description language for robots based on eXtensible Markup Language-realization of better understanding and communication via networksKitagishi, Ikuo and Machino, Tamotsu and Nakayama, Akira and Iwaki, Satoshi and Okudaira, Masashi2002 XSD
klotzbucher2011reusableReusable hybrid force-velocity controlled motion specifications with executable domain specific languagesKlotzbucher, M and Smits, Ruben and Bruyninckx, Herman and De Schutter, Joris2011 unknown
kress2007structuredFrom structured english to robot motionKress-Gazit, Hadas and Fainekos, Georgios E and Pappas, George J2007 LTL
manikonda1995motionA motion description language and a hybrid architecture for motion planning with nonholonomic robotsManikonda, Vikram and Krishnaprasad, Perinkulam S and Hendler, James1995 other
morelli2014controlControl and Scheduling Co-design for a Simulated Quadcopter Robot: A Model-Driven ApproachMorelli, Matteo and Di Natale, Marco2014 ecore
nishiyama1998logicLogic specifications for multiple robots based on a current programming languageNishiyama, Hiroyuki and Ohwada, Hayato and Mizoguchi, Fumio1998 unknown
nordmann2015modelingModeling of Movement Control Architectures based on Motion Primitives using Domain-Specific LanguagesArne Nordmann and Sebastian Wrede and Jochen J. Steil2015
ramadorai1994genericA generic kinematics software packageRamadorai, Arvind K and Ganapathy, U and Guida, F1994 unknown
thomas2013newA New Skill Based Robot Programming Language Using UML/P StatechartsThomas, Ulrike and Hirzinger, Gerd and Rumpe, Bernhard and Schulze, Christoph and Wortmann, Andreas2013 other
utz2005hierarchicalHierarchical behavior organizationUtz, Hans and Kraetzschmar, Gerhard and Mayer, Gerd and Palm, G\ unther2005 XSD
vanthienen2013rapidRapid application development of constrained-based task modelling and execution using domain specific languagesVanthienen, Dominick and Klotzbuucher, M and De Schutter, Joris and De Laet, Tinne and Bruyninckx, Herman2013 unknown
zhang2003controlControl of small formations using shape coordinatesZhang, Fumin and Goldgeier, Michael and Krishnaprasad, Perinkulam S2003 SDD

System Deployment

In the System Deployment phase, top-level component(s) are packaged into a complete application system which defines a mapping of components and composites to computational units. Furthermore, features and procedures for system launch management are developed.

KeyTitleAuthorsYearFormalism
morelli2014controlControl and Scheduling Co-design for a Simulated Quadcopter Robot: A Model-Driven ApproachMorelli, Matteo and Di Natale, Marco2014 ecore



An important DSL is missing? Here is how to contribute! When using content of the Robotics DSL Zoo or referring to it, pleace consider citing our survey paper:

@article{nordmann2016survey,
  author       = {Nordmann, Arne and Hochgeschwender, Nico and Wigand, Dennis Leroy and Wrede, Sebastian},
  journal      = {Journal of Software Engineering in Robotics (JOSER)},
  number       = {1},
  pages        = {75--99},
  title        = {{A Survey on Domain-Specific Modeling and Languages in Robotics}},
  volume       = {7},
  year         = {2016},
}
    

A. Nordmann, N. Hochgeschwender, D. Wigand and S. Wrede, “A Survey on Domain-Specific Modeling Languages in Robotics”, Journal of Software Engineering for Robotics (JOSER), 2016