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A RESTful Architecture for the Development and Deployment of Companion Robots Applications

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A RESTful Architecture for the Development and Deployment of Companion Robots Applications

Safaripour, Razieh (2013) A RESTful Architecture for the Development and Deployment of Companion Robots Applications. Masters thesis, Concordia University.

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ABSTRACT

Improving the quality of life particularly for the elderly and disabled persons is essential for society today. Despite their existing disabilities and limitations the elderly and the disabled still need and desire to be an integral part of society.
Statistics shows that the number of persons requiring home health care in the year 2040 will make up nearly 3.5 % of the population. The need for companion robots is growing with factors such as an aging population, limited infrastructure and social support. Robots capable of assisting people in daily tasks and providing various services represent part of the future solution.
The lack of a reusable platform is a significant obstacle to such a solution. In this thesis, we are proposing an architecture that will enable the development and deployment of companion robots applications. The architecture consists of a set of components at different layers, ranging from low-level robotics services to end user application components. The multiple layers interact through RESTful web services. This architecture enables the development of a range of applications, and can deal with robots that have varying capabilities and hardware.

Divisions:Concordia University > Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science > Electrical and Computer Engineering
Item Type:Thesis (Masters)
Authors:Safaripour, Razieh
Institution:Concordia University
Degree Name:M.A. Sc.
Program:Electrical and Computer Engineering
Date:10 August 2013
Thesis Supervisor(s):Khendek, Ferhat and Glitho, Roch
ID Code:977496
Deposited By: RAZIEH SAFARIPOUR
Deposited On:18 Nov 2013 20:33
Last Modified:22 May 2018 18:33
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