A robot manipulator communications and control framework

Kiely, Janice; Kohrt, Christian; Pipe, Anthony G.; Schiedermeier, Gudrun; Stamp, Richard

Abstract

The use of industrial scale experimental machinery robot systems such as the Mitsubishi RV-2AJ manipulator in research to experimentally prove new theories is a great opportunity. The robot manipulator communications and control framework written in Java simplifies the use of Mitsubishi robot manipulators and provides communication between a personal computer and the robot. Connecting a personal computer leads to different communication modes each with specific properties, explained in detail. Integration of the framework for scientific use is shown in conjunction with a graphical user-interface and within Simulink as a Simulink block. An example application for assisted robot program generation is described. © 2008 IEEE.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: Proceedings of 2008 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2008
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2008
• Pages: 846-851
• Book Title: International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, 2008.
• ISBN: 9781424426317
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMA.2008.4798867
• Keywords: control engineering computing, graphical user interfaces, manipulators, path planning, Java, Mitsubishi RV-2AJ manipulator, simulink, graphical user-interface, industrial scale experimental machinery robot systems, personal computer, robot manipulator communications, robot program generation, manipulator, communication, manipulator motion-planning, robot programming
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/998306
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICMA.2008.4798867