Glossary
CAN
Controller Area Network, the shared communication bus commonly used by robot controllers, motor controllers, sensors, and power devices.
Command
A unit of robot behavior that requests subsystem capabilities and defines when the behavior ends or is interrupted.
Feedforward
A calculated output based on the expected effort required to produce motion, before considering measured error.
Feedback control
A controller that adjusts output using the difference between a target and a measurement.
Kinematics
The mathematical relationship between the motion of a robot and the motion of its individual parts.
Telemetry
Measurements, states, events, and faults published so robot behavior can be observed and analyzed.
