Masashi Kadoya, Toshiyuki Nakano, Takamori Ozawa, Masahiko Wada, Hiroki Itoh, Hironori Washizaki, Yoshiaki Fukazawa, “A pattern language for the ET robot contest: On embedded software engineering,” Proceedings of the 20th Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs (PLoP 2013), pp.XX-YY, Allerton Park in Monticello, IL, October 23-26, 2013. (PDF, PLoP2013-35.pdf)

Abstract

We extracted a pattern language for the participants of the contest called the Embedded Technology (ET) robot contest. The ET robot contest is a software design competition and provides young engineers or students with an opportunity to learn embedded software engineering. Therefore, most participants are beginners, and they have difficulty designing the robot. In order to help the participants, we have published the extracted pattern language on a website. This pattern language, named ET Robocon Strategy, consists of 40 patterns extracted from our technical knowledge and contest experience. In this paper, two patterns that an engineer can apply to developing a robot with wheels are introduced.