Authors:
Martin Švéda
;
István Szabó
and
Vladimír Opluštil
Affiliation:
Unis spol. s r.o., Czech Republic
Keyword(s):
Distributed control system, COTS data bus, CAN, CANaerospace, mobile robot, avionics.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer and Microprocessor-Based Control
;
Distributed Control Systems
;
Field-Buses
;
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
;
Mechatronic Systems
;
Mobile Robots and Autonomous Systems
;
Robotics and Automation
;
Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modeling and Control
Abstract:
This paper deals with the distributed commercial off the shelf (COTS) data bus based on Controller Area Network (CAN) used as a communication data bus for Autonomous Locomotion Robot (ALR) and a System of Avionics Modules (SAM) that is used in civil aircraft Ae270. This article describes main characteristics of CAN communication data bus and its higher layer protocol CANaerospace that are used in communication system of ALR and SAM. The basic idea of distributed control systems are described and their main characteristics are presented. Developed control systems proved that the CAN with HLP CANaerospace is efficient and reliable communication data bus that can be used in safety critical applications like mobile robots, automotive, and avionics systems.