3.3 Selection and data base
Many
components used in such highly integrated systems are commonly known,
commercially available and do not have to be newly invented. However,
a humanoid robot consists of a large number of components, and for
each of them there may be a variety of technical solutions. This
leads to an overwhelming number of possible combinations, which
cannot easily be overseen without help and which complicates an
efficient target-oriented development. Therefore it is helpful to
file the components of the joints, actuators and sensors as objects
in an object-oriented classification. It enables a
requirement-specific access to the objects and delivers information
about possible combinations of components.