Enterprise ROS
Contents
SIG Coordinator(s): David Vickers(SwRI), Shaun Edwards(SwRI)
Topics: Testing, Certification, Reliability, Long Term Support Versions
Members:
- David Vickers
- Shaun Edwards
- Jack O'Quin
- Geoffrey Biggs
- Florian Weisshardt
- Dejan Pangercic
- Cedric Pradalier
- William Morris
- Nico Hochgeschwender
- Ben Pitzer
- Bob Dean
Mailing list:
Mailing list web page:
* http://groups.google.com/group/ros-sig-enterprise?hl=en
Proposed new features
- Increased testing/regression testing capabilities
- Specific functional changes that would support an Enterprise version
- Specific defects that need to be fixed for an Enterprise version
- Modifications to the coding standards for the Enterprise version (or for future versions)
- Apply all or parts of existing/modified coding standards to additional packages
- Analyze/apply fixes for common vulnerabilities (e.g., SAMATE Reference Database )
- Implement safety-specific software such as software cages
- Address security within ROS
- Certification of Compliance with standards (e.g., IEC 61508 standard for safety-related systems)
- Long-term support (LTS) – a version that will be updated even after other versions are release
Areas of Focus
- Core ROS functionality (could also be a subset of overall core functionality)
- Commonly used non-core packages
- Drivers/Device-specific code
- Third-party tools commonly used with ROS, including their integration with ROS
Funding Possibilities
- Volunteers
- Consortium
- Companies
- Government(s)
Time span / Scope
- Specific version (groovy?)
- Long-term support - specific version
- Multi-version tasks
- Infrastructure
Deadlines
First feature freeze (2012-08-15)
- TBD
Final feature freeze (2012-09-15)
- TBD
Release date (2012-10-15)
- Bug fixes not affecting APIs
