Specifying adaptations through a DSL with an application to mobile robot navigation

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2013

Authors

Santos, AC (Author) Other; João M. P. Cardoso (Author) FEUP; Diniz, PC (Author) Other; Ferreira, DR (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: OpenAccess Series in Informatics

Pages: 219-234

2nd Symposium on Languages, Applications and Technologies, SLATE 2013

Porto, 20 June 2013 through 21 June 2013

Indexing

Scopus - 4 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-008-M4S

DOI: 10.4230/oasics.slate.2013.219

Abstract (EN): Developing applications for resource-constrained embedded systems is a challenging task specially when applications must adapt to changes in their operating conditions or environment. To ensure an appropriate response at all times, it is highly desirable to develop applications that can dynamically adapt their behavior at run-time. In this paper we introduce an architecture that allows the specification of adaptable behavior through an external, high-level and platform-independent domain-specific language (DSL). The DSL is used here to define adaptation rules that change the run-time behavior of the application depending on various operational factors, such as time constraints. We illustrate the use of the DSL in an application to mobile robot navigation using smartphones, where experimental results highlight the benefits of specifying the adaptable behavior in a flexible and external way to the main application logic. © André C. Santos, João M. P. Cardoso, Pedro C. Diniz and Diogo R. Ferreira.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific