CAD/CAM tools are essential components of the computer-integrated factory. Up to now, they have been used for tasks such as the simulation and path programming of numerically controlled machine tools, and sometimes in...
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CAD/CAM tools are essential components of the computer-integrated factory. Up to now, they have been used for tasks such as the simulation and path programming of numerically controlled machine tools, and sometimes industrial robots. The CAD-vision interconnection described here enables us to program parts learning on the workstation, to download piece features in the vision system for inspection on the production line, to simulate the recognition process on a set of parts stored in the computer, and to update vision files after modifications in the CAD system database.
This paper describes a methodology to support concurrent engineering in a simulated process evaluation environment (SPREE) for path- directed robot (PDR) applications, such as gas metal arc welding, spray painting, an...
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A new architecture for a model driven robot programming and real-time simulation system, ROPSIM, is presented and discussed. The new features of the system is described, such as neutral interface communication at inpu...
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A new architecture for a model driven robot programming and real-time simulation system, ROPSIM, is presented and discussed. The new features of the system is described, such as neutral interface communication at input/output level using the ISO standard proposals STEP (extended) and ICR. Further the ROPSIM is based on the use of generic models for sensors, robot controller and robot arm geometry and kinetics in order to avoid dependency of dedicated robot models. The software is developed using the language C++ and key modules of the system is shortly described.
This paper describes an experimental off-line robot-programming system. This integrated robot-programming system, PC-R, was designed to be independent of the robot as well as to provide off-line graphics simulation of...
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The objective of this paper is to carefully examine the important issues involved in the design and development of a CAD/CAM translator for an industrial robot and report the successful development of a translator for...
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The objective of this paper is to carefully examine the important issues involved in the design and development of a CAD/CAM translator for an industrial robot and report the successful development of a translator for the IBM 7535 SCARA (Selective Compliance Assembly Robotic Arm) robot to convert the simulation data from McDonnell Douglas' PLACE system to AML/E at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). SCARA robots are widely used in assembly operations and the translator serves as the interface between the CAD system and the robot controller. It has been found that there are numerous significant advantages, such as off-line programming (OLP), of using such a translator in various manufacturing industries. OLP involves the translation of positioning instructions, process parameters and other appropriate instructions to the robot's native language. The translator output is then generally downloaded to the robot controller directly. This paper concentrates on the process followed in designing and developing such a robotic translator for the IBM 7535 robot. Various issues and challenges encountered along the way are described in detail. The Evans & Sutherland CAD system and the McDonnell Douglas robotic simulation software comprising four software packages, namely PLACE, BUILD, ADJUST and COMMAND, have been used for simulating the workcell.
The programming of robots is slowly evolving from traditional teach pendant method to graphical off-line programming (OLP) methods. Graphical simulation tools, such as OLP, are very useful for developing and testing r...
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The programming of robots is slowly evolving from traditional teach pendant method to graphical off-line programming (OLP) methods. Graphical simulation tools, such as OLP, are very useful for developing and testing robot programs before they are run on real industrial equipment. OLP systems are also used to develop task level programs. Traditional OLP systems, however, suffer from the limitations of using only position control which does not account for inherent robot inaccuracies and dynamic environments. This paper describes our work on improving and supplementing traditional position control programming methods. A baseline OLP system was implemented at NIST's Automated Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF). Experience gained in implementing this system showed that an effective OLP system must accurately simulate the real world and must support sensor programming to compensate for real-world changes that cannot be simulated. The developed OLP geometric world model is calibrated using robot mounted ultrasound ranging sensor. The measurement capability produces a baseline geometric model of relatively good static accuracy for off-line programming. The graphical environment must also provide representations of sensor features. For this specific application, force is simulated in order to include force based commands in our robot programs. These sensor based programs are able to run reliably and safely in an unpredictable industrial environment. The last portion of this paper extends OLP and describes the functionality of a complete system for programming complex robot tasks.
The problem of implementing a vision system in an integrated environment arises at many levels: local network communications, postprocessing interfaces, and especially with data representation: the problem is one of h...
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The problem of implementing a vision system in an integrated environment arises at many levels: local network communications, postprocessing interfaces, and especially with data representation: the problem is one of how to describe objects to match vision models with CAD models. This paper describes a practical application of the parametric method, validated in a workshop from product design to its control on the production line.
This paper describes the progress of a research program on intelligent autonomous systems. The research program concentrates on equipping robots with a capability of handling the exceptions autonomously during the exe...
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This paper describes the progress of a research program on intelligent autonomous systems. The research program concentrates on equipping robots with a capability of handling the exceptions autonomously during the execution of their programs. An intelligent robot control system has been developed, which has the capability of exception handling. An intelligent sensor system with a similar capability of detecting, diagnosing and recovering from errors has been studied. The work mainly addresses the problems of integrating these two systems, i.e. the robot control systems which make decisions or accomplish tasks based on the sensory feedback. A hybrid model is proposed, and a sensor-based control system using the model is developed. The hybrid model relies not only upon the robot model but also the sensory feedback.
The paper describes how an error-free reduction in robot downtime is obtained by introducing system adaptivity. This was achieved by developing an application package for assembly tasks, using special error detection ...
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The paper describes how an error-free reduction in robot downtime is obtained by introducing system adaptivity. This was achieved by developing an application package for assembly tasks, using special error detection & recovery routines and off-line programming. All work has been carried out on the known Mark II automatic small-batch assembly system, also developed in-house. Our application package runs off a rule-based system. off-line programming is made feasible by cell calibration techniques.
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