Abstract
In this paper, a network distributed monitoring system was developed to improve the interaction among the users and local service robotic system and enable a remote user to get a better understanding of what is going on in the local environment. Network monitoring system using QuickCam Orbit cameras was developed to visualize the robotic system working, and was demonstrated from June 9 to June 19 at the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan. Improvements of network distributed monitoring system have been done from practical viewpoint. This paper presents the architecture of the developed network distributed monitoring system for monitoring the state of robotic system working and the state of the aged or disabled. Robot Technology Middleware (RTM) was used in the developed system. RTM is based on CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture), so it has high scaling and inter-operating ability and facilitate network-distributed software and sharing. By using RTM, we can develop cameras functional elements as ""RT software component"", which makes application and system integration easier.
