Application: uFldScope

Brief Synopsis:

Shoreside MOOS App for monitoring user-chosen fields across vehicles.

Authors:

  • Michael Benjamin

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Dependencies:

Distribution:

  • moos-ivp.org

Documentation:

Contact Email:

  • mikerb@mit.edu

Function:

The uFldScope application is a tool for collecting diverse sets of information regarding a field of vehicles remotely deployed. Suppose, for example, one is interested in monitoring, for each deployed vehicle, the (a) helm mode, (b) total distance travelled, (c) battery level, and (d) the number of times it has visited a certain beacon. Each piece of information may be embedded in one of a number of MOOS variables, perhaps along with a lot of other information of no concern. While there are several methods to scope on the above variable and pick out the helm mode, the goal of the uFldScope tool is to have this information readily visible for each vehicle perhaps alongside other key fields for all vehicles, in a continuously updated simple table. The assumption is that uFldScope is running on a topside computer, interacting with a user, and receiving information on deployed vehicles primarily through node reports or other summary report variables.

Lines of Code:

  • 477 (with libraries: 23,402)

Files of Code:

  • 7 (with libraries: 223)

Work Years:

  • 0.09 (with libraries: 5.27)