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From: kali@cc.gatech.edu (Khaled S. Ali)
Subject: MissionLab v1.0 Release
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The Mobile Robotics Laboratory at Georgia Tech is pleased to announce
the release of MissionLab v1.0 multiagent robotics mission
specification and simulation software. This new release includes the
graphical configuration editor and source code.  MissionLab takes
high-level military-style plans and executes them with teams of real
or simulated robotic vehicles.  MissionLab supports execution of
multiple robots in simulation and includes device drivers for
controlling multiple Denning MRV-2, MRV-3 and DRV-1 robots.  Each
vehicle executes its portion of the mission using reactive control
techniques developed here at Georgia Tech.  The components of this new
release of MissionLab, version 1.0, include the following executables
and their source code:

   mlab    -- mission simulation operator console
   cnl     -- network data flow language compiler
   cdl     -- robot control software configuration description 
	      language compiler
   cfgedit -- graphical editor for constructing robot control software 
	      configurations
   robot   -- sample robot executable

The system relies on IPT, interprocess communications software from
Carnegie Mellon University, for communication between the robots and
mlab, the operator console.  User manuals and supporting documentation
are provided.  Although the flavor of this implementation is
distinctly military, the basic principles and much of the
implementation are completely general and may be useful for any
researchers trying to control teams of robots in non-military
settings.  Examples are provided illustrating that use.

To retrieve version 1.0 of MissionLab, use the links in our web site:

   http://www.cc.gatech.edu/ai/robot-lab/research/MissionLab/

An alternate way to retrieve the file is through anonymous FTP:

   ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/software/missionlab/mlab-1.0.tar.gz

Once the file mlab-1.0.tar.gz is retrieved, uncompress (with gunzip)
and untar it.  The resulting executables should run on Sparc-based
Unix computers.  This release includes basic "README" files,
executables, source files, and several manuals in PostScript form.
The executables are suitable for SPARC-based Unix systems.  The source
can be recompiled under most Unix systems with X and Motif including
Linux.

   Douglas MacKenzie          Prof. Ronald C. Arkin     
   doug@cc.gatech.edu         arkin@cc.gatech.edu	           

   mlab@cc.gatech.edu
   College of Computing
   Georgia Institute of Technology
   801 Atlantic Av.
   Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
                                                    June 4, 1996

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