Microprocessor enhanced real time manual control of an industrial robot
Remote handling using commercial robotic devices can be a viable approach for manipulating hazardous materials. However, these operations can result in unforeseen situations that require interruption of a robot program, followed by manual adjustment to the path and subsequent resumption of program control. A microcomputer and precision joystick controller interfaced with the control unit of the robot provide an effective means of achieving this from a remote location. The paper will describe ongoing collaborative research between Westinghouse Hanford Company and the Robotics and Automation Laboratory of the University of Illinois at Chicago for achieving such control from a remote location. This paper discusses the approach being used to achieve real time control from a remote location and a microcomputer based system that has been constructed for a Cincinnati Milacron T3 hydraulic robot.
- Research Organization:
- Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA); Illinois Univ., Chicago (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76FF02170
- OSTI ID:
- 7101159
- Report Number(s):
- HEDL-SA-3014FP; CONF-8406126-1; ON: DE84011805
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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