Full citation
Pava, G., MacLean, K. (2004). "Real Time Platform Middleware for Transparent Prototyping of Haptic Applications." in Proceedings of the 12th Annual Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environments and Teleoperator Systems, IEEE-VR2004, Chicago, USA, 2004.
Abstract
In this paper we present The RealTime Platform Middleware (RTPM), an architecture for prototyping realtime multimodal I/O projects. Multimodal applications often require a distributed implementation to meet disparate temporal and platform needs. RTPM provides an extendable, device-independent, network-transparent interface to a set of user I/O devices which eases application integration across different operating systems. RTPM consists of a framework based on Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) and a custom virtual device abstraction that exports real devices' functionality to user processes. It offers two mechanisms (client/server and consumer/supplier) for communication between user processes. This paper describes the architecture's objectives and implementation, provides examples of its use and analyzes its performance in some typical haptic application configurations.
Year Published
2004