Robot task commander with extensible programming environment

A robot and editor technology, applied in the field of robot task directors with an extensible programming environment, can solve problems such as low programming efficiency

Active Publication Date: 2014-09-17
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC +1
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As a result, programming inefficiencies for certain tasks may exist in the field, especially in large networked environments utilizing robots of different designs and / or of widely varying relative complexity

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[0020] Referring to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate the same or similar parts throughout the several views, figure 1 A distributed robot control network 10 is shown schematically. For example, the control network 10 may include the example humanoid robot 12 as shown and a conventional multi-axis robot 14 , and / or more or fewer robots of greater or lesser complexity relative to the robots 12 , 14 . As set forth herein, integrated robotic mission planning for one or more robots is implemented within the control network 10 via a robotic mission director (RTC) 13 .

[0021] Typically, mission planning in a distributed control environment is performed at the level of each robot 12 , 14 , specifically only for those particular robots 12 , 14 . When constructed and used as described herein, RTC 13 instead provides a graphical integrated development environment (IDE) that allows new program code to be written using the visual programming language (VPL). This takes plac...

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A system for developing distributed robot application-level software includes a robot having an associated control module which controls motion of the robot in response to a commanded task, and a robot task commander (RTC) in networked communication with the control module over a network transport layer (NTL). The RTC includes a script engine(s) and a GUI, with a processor and a centralized library of library blocks constructed from an interpretive computer programming code and having input and output connections. The GUI provides access to a Visual Programming Language (VPL) environment and a text editor. In executing a method, the VPL is opened, a task for the robot is built from the code library blocks, and data is assigned to input and output connections identifying input and output data for each block. A task sequence(s) is sent to the control module(s) over the NTL to command execution of the task.

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[0001] Statement Regarding Federally Sponsored Research or Development [0002] This invention was made with Government support under NASA Space Activities Agreement No. SAA-AT-07-003. The United States Government may have certain rights in this invention. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for mission planning of autonomous robots, and more particularly to a robot mission commander with a scalable programming environment usable for such mission planning. Background technique [0004] A robot is an automated device capable of manipulating objects using a series of mechanical links. These links are interconnected via motor / actuator driven robotic joints. Each joint in a typical robot represents an independent control variable, or degree of freedom. An end effector is a special device at the end of a robot's manipulator, which is used to perform the task at hand, such as grasping a work tool or capturing a 3D image of an object. ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G05B19/418
CPCG05B2219/40099B25J9/1661
Inventor S.W.哈特J.D.亚莫科斯基B.J.怀特曼D.P.戴恩D.R.古丁
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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