Software reuse in industrial robotics: A systematic mapping

• Main Authors: A. Solis, J. Hurtado
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universitat Politecnica de Valencia 2020-09-01
• Series: Revista Iberoamericana de Automática e Informática Industrial RIAI
• Subjects: reutilización; robótica industrial; manipulador robótico; programación de robots
• Online Access: https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/RIAI/article/view/13335

There is a tendency to use software reuse approaches in the domain of industrial robotic systems, to accelerate their development. Although some studies show the benefits of developing using different reuse approaches, these practices have not been massively incorporated in the industry, mainly due to the development of proprietary software by manufacturers and the diversity of the underlying hardware. However, these studies have been of great value in advancing their adoption. Through a systematic mapping of the literature, the adoption of different reuse approaches is shown, within which the most widely used are analyzed, such as Model-Driven Engineering (MDE), Component-based Software Engineering (CBSE) and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). On the other hand, the frameworks are analyzed because they are the most used solutions and in terms of tools, ROS (Robot Operating System) is emphasized as a reference platform for the rapid development of applications. The main challenge identified in this area of study is to define combined and practical strategies of the MDE, CBSE, and SOA reuse approaches, to take advantage of the different reuse advantages that each one offers.