Graphical programming at Sandia National Laboratories
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sandia has developed an advanced operational control system approach, called Graphical Programming, to design, program, and operate robotic systems. The Graphical Programming approach produces robot systems that are faster to develop and use, safer in operation, and cheaper overall than altemative teleoperation or autonomous robot control systems. Graphical Programming also provides an efficient and easy-to-use interface to traditional robot systems for use in setup and programming tasks. This paper provides an overview of the Graphical Programming approach and lists key features of Graphical Programming systems. Graphical Programming uses 3-D visualization and simulation software with intuitive operator interfaces for the programming and control of complex robotic systems. Graphical Programming Supervisor software modules allow an operator to command and simulate complex tasks in a graphic preview mode and, when acceptable, command the actual robots and monitor their motions with the graphic system. Graphical Programming Supervisors maintain registration with the real world and allow the robot to perform tasks that cannot be accurately represented with models alone by using a combination of model and sensor-based control.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 10106715
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-93-2742C; CONF-9310216-4; ON: DE94003803; BR: GB0103012; TRN: 94:000876
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 7. Deneb robotics user group meeting,Troy, MI (United States),12-15 Oct 1993; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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