Robot programming and simulation.

Robot Task-Level Programming Language and Simulation

This paper presents the development of a software application for Off-line robot task programming and simulation. Such application is designed to assist in robot task planning and to direct manipulator motion on sensor based programmed motion. The concept of the designed programming application is to use the power of the knowledge base for task accumulation. In support of the programming means,...

Robot simulation and off-line programming - Computer-Aided Engineering Journal

Robot simulation and off-line programming seem likely to have an increasingly important role in the evolution of C IM facilities. This article considers the capabilities and shortcomings of the current generation of off-line programming and graphical simulation systems. Methods of overcoming problems associated with calibration, lack of ‘user friendliness’ and integration within manufacturing s...

An Evaluation of Simulation in Lego Mindstorms Robot Programming Coursework

Robotics programming has become a significant element of undergraduate computer science curricula over the past decade. This paper presents an initial examination of the effectiveness of simulators in helping undergraduates in computer science courses produce moderately debugged code on simulated robots before further refining it on physical robots (Mindstorms NXT). The examination included a s...

Robot Programming and Constraints

Constraints play a central role in the analysis and planning of robot motion. We suggest that constraints form an appropriate language with which to program robot motion as well and describe the Least Constraint framework.

Robot Control and Programming