Modeling FPGA-based Architectures for Robotics

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Abstract

There have been partial contributions in the state-of-the-art about FPGAs being part of robotics systems. However, a study of FPGAs as a whole for robotics systems is missing in the literature. This means that defining all the components required for an FPGA-based system for robotics applications as a whole, their integration into existing solutions, and the generation of said components has not been done. The traditional robotics workflow involves many disciplines (e.g., mechatronics, control, software) where experts deal with the integration of all individual parts. We propose a model-based component-oriented workflow, focusing on easing the integration of all the parts to deploy FPGA-based robotics systems automatically. Our systematic approach reduces ten times the effort needed to deploy a system than doing it manually. Furthermore, it converts an arduous and error-prone process of doing it manually into a simple system description.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages1-4
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title21st International Conference on Field Programmable Technology
Conference number
Duration5 - 9 December 2022
Location
CityHong Kong
CountryChina

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-2571-8441/work/142240543
Scopus 85145550905

Keywords

Keywords

  • Code Generation, Embedded Hardware, FPGAs, HW/SW Co-Design, Model-Based, Robotics