Outlook

In this book we have presented embedded systems in general and applied to mobile robot systems. We looked at hardware and CPU design, interfacing to sensors and actuators, feedback control, operating system functions, device drivers, multitasking, and system tools. On the robot design side, we have presented driving, walking, swimming or diving, and flying robots, while on the robot application side, we have examined localization, navigation, and AI techniques, including neural networks and evolutionary or genetic algorithms. A number of detailed programming examples were presented to aid understanding of this practical subject area.