Civil Engineer at Ecole des Mines de Paris (2000)

The RTMaps platform applied to distributed software development

 

The RTMaps software (Real-Time Multisensor Prototyping Software), developed by Intempora (http://www.intempora.com), allows to easily connect any type of sensors and actuators to acquire, record, process and transmit data in real-time. Version 3.0 of RTMaps introduced distribution functionalities which allow the execution of synchronized "diagrams" (RTMaps based applications) distributed over several machines. A "master" system manages the whole applications and provides the main clock. One or more "slaves" can then connect to the master and synchronize their own clock onto the master's one via an NTP-like protocol. The different systems can also exchange timestamped data (such as images, numeric data, CAN frames, etc.) across the network. These distribution functionalities principally enable to: (1) deploy cooperative distant real-time applications and (2) multiplying the computing resources (in terms of CPU, data-logging, I/O boards, etc) by splitting an application onto several computers. We will demonstrate these functionalities during the workshop session and present some applications developed by RTMaps users such as the PUVAME project for cooperative detection of pedestrians (http://emotion.inrialpes.fr/puvame) or the SACARI interface (http://www.limsi.fr/Recherche/ActionVenise/Sacari_presentation.html) concerning virtual and augmented reality applications.