Integrated Embedded Prolog Platform For Rule-based Control Systems

The paper presents the idea of using an integrated, Prolog-based platform for an efficient implementation of embedded control systems. A principal idea consists in separating an embedded control system into two layers. The first one is the logic control layer, where the control procedures are implemented in Prolog. The second one provides means for communication with particular devices. The paper describes the concept of an integrated platform allowing for implementation of Prolog-based control routines. The platform itself is built on top of a GNU/Linux based embedded runtime, suited for several hardware architectures. In the paper key architectural and implementation issues of the platform are discussed. They are presented using a control system example. The paper also discusses practical hardware implementation on the Palm III platform based on the Motorola/Freescale DragonBall CPU