This course is offered one last time in the academic year 22-23 for those who need to re-take the exam.

All others: please refer to the new course 202200109 Advanced Software Development for Robotics.


This course is on a model-based, iterative approach for the design of distributed hard real-time embedded control software for mechatronic products / robots. The design work is conducted as a stepwise refinement process, using simulation (i.e. model execution) as means of testing on all levels in the design process and automatic generation of embedded software. The model-based approach allows for integration of discipline-specific parts on the model level (during design) instead of on the code level (during testing), a shorter design time, and a better-quality product.

To exploit the inherent parallel nature of robotic systems and their control, parallel programs are concerned. Soft real-time and firm / hard real-time programs are combined as embedded software to control robots. For the practical implementations an adequate modern library / approach for the firm real-time part and ROS for the soft real-time parts are used, to easily implement the often-complex communication and synchronization issues.