This paper provides an introduction to the field of software engineering requires facility in architectural software design. The goal is to demonstrate the current state of the discipline and examine the ways in which architectural design can impact software design. Software architecture is used to describe a high level design methodology of large software systems. It provides the overall structure of a system in an abstract and structured fashion. A smart architectural demonstration holds the key to the effectiveness of a software architecture description and usage. This paper focuses on criterion to select appropriate architecture style for software system. It also gives overview of definition, goals and requirements of software architecture with various architecture styles, their benefits and applications. The authors have also described the requirements and goals of robotic software architecture. The proposal for layered robotic software architecture for a distributed system is also presented.
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