Remote Lead Through Teaching by Human Demonstration Device

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsien-Chung Lin ◽  
Te Tang ◽  
Masayoshi Tomizuka ◽  
Wenjie Chen
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Robots ◽  
Programming Method ◽  
Robot Programming ◽  
Production Lines ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Direct Demonstration ◽  
Programming Process ◽  
Human Demonstration

Industrial robots are playing increasingly important roles in production lines. The traditional pendant programming method, however, is unintuitive and time-consuming. Its complicated operation also sets a high requirement on users. To simplify the robot programming process, many new methods have been proposed, such as lead through teaching, teleoperation, and human direct demonstration. Each of these methods, however, suffers from its own drawbacks. To overcome the drawbacks, a novel robot programming method, remote lead through teaching (RLTT), is introduced in this paper. In RLTT, the operator uses a device to train the robot remotely, allowing the demonstrators to use the mature lead through teaching techniques in a safe environment. In order to implement RLTT, the human demonstration device (HDD) is also designed to transfer the demonstration information from the human to the robot.

Digital Twin: Concept of Hybrid Programming for Industrial Robots — Use Case

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Kuts ◽  
Martinš Sarkans ◽  
Tauno Otto ◽  
Toivo Tähemaa ◽  
Yevhen Bondarenko
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Robot ◽  
Industrial Robots ◽  
Programming Method ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Cell Design ◽  
Robotic Cell ◽  
Digital Twin ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Programming Process

Abstract Modern Industrial Robot (IR) programming process is mainly performed by using three different methods — manual, offline, and online programming. Each of these methods has various advantages and disadvantages. Prominent automotive industries often use a combination of them, as there is no way to avoid one or another form of programming on one factory. However, the use of a combination of different programming methods is time-consuming and demands the operator’s presence on site for reconfiguration of the IR. The primary goal of this study is to introduce and test the concept of a hybrid IR programming method, which combines both: offline and online robotic cell design, programming, and re-configuration methods. Testing of this method is based on fully synchronized robotic cell’s Digital Twin (DT), developed in Industrial Virtual and Augmented Laboratory of Tallinn University of Technology. Usage of the virtual replica allows to plan and program robotic cell on the means of telepresence and interfere with the predefined path of the robot by online programming method. Moreover, this approach reduces the time for robotic cell design and re-programming, enables to minimize downtime of the robotic cell on the factory shop floor. Included Virtual Reality (VR) environment allows simulating a full-scale operator presence on site. Thus, the proposed approach supports an immersive and safe environment for the IR and similar equipment programming purposes.

Programming industrial robots in FMS (A survey with particular reference to off-line, high-level robot program generation using VAL, VAL-II, AML And MARTI)

Robotica ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul G. Ranky
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Machine Tool ◽  
Industrial Robots ◽  
Robot Programming ◽  
Robot System ◽  
Program Generation ◽  
High Level ◽  
Program Generator ◽  
System Programming

SUMMARYThere is a great deal to be done in machine tool and robot programming research. The major problems include the slowness of the introduction of machine controllers, which have similar operating system and interfacing capabilities as the current 16 bit and 32 bit microcomputers, and the lack of intelligent, high-level standard languages, providing access not only at a high level, but also at the robot system programming level. The introduced and illustrated “MARTI” off-line robot program generator, under development by the author, attempts to provide software in this area.

A graphical robot language developed in Japan

Robotica ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamio Arai ◽  
Toshiyuki Itoko ◽  
Hidetoshi Yago
Keyword(s):  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Industrial Robots ◽  
Robot Programming ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Programming System ◽  
Graphical Interface ◽  
Welding Robot ◽  
Batch Production ◽  
User Friendly

A graphical robot programming system has been developed. This system with a graphical interface is user-friendly and easy-to-learn for low-skill users. It has been developed as a prototype system under a project by the Japan Robot Association (JARA) since 1994. The system runs on a personal computer and consists of a graphical user interface and an editing system. It is designed for programming an arc welding robot in small batch production and is expected to provide low-skill users with a means to use industrial robots with ease.

CAD interface for automatic robot welding programming

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Norberto Pires ◽  
T. Godinho ◽  
P. Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Industrial Robots ◽  
Robot Programming ◽  
Robot Motion ◽  
Motion Information ◽  
Detailed Data ◽  
Production Models ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Aided Design

Industrial robots play an important role in industry, due to their flexibility. Many applications (almost all that require human intervention) may be performed with advantages by robots. Nevertheless, set‐up operations, necessary when changing production models, are still tricky and time‐consuming. It is common to have detailed data of working pieces in computer aided design (CAD) files, resulting from product design and project. This information is not used satisfactorily, or even not used at all, for robot programming. In this paper, we propose a solution capable of extracting robot motion information from the CAD data.

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