THE EDUCATIONAL BASE OF TODAY'S AGING MANUFACTURING WORK FORCE IS NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING COMPLEX METHODS OF TEACHING INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS. PROGRAMMING METHODS MUST BE MADE SIMPLER WITHOUT THE LOSS OF CURRENT FLEXIBILITY. ALSO, MANY APPLICATIONS OFTEN FORCE OPERATORS TO VIOLATE ROBOT SAFETY RULES WHILE PROGRAMMING. THE TEACHING METHODOLOGY OF THE CLAMP (CLOSED LOOP ASSEMBLY MICRO POSITIONER, PATENT PENDING) DOCKING ROBOT IS EXAMINED AS AN APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM. THE ROBOTS' MENU-DRIVEN SYSTEM HAS REPLACED THE NEED FOR A FORMAL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE. THE NEED FOR A HANDHELD TEACH PENDANT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE OPERATOR PHYSICALLY DRAGGING THE UN-POWERED ROBOT ARM. AFTER DOCKING, A SIMPLE TEACH PENDENT TEACHES THE DESIRED LOCATIONS. THE IMPROVED SYSTEM CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS EASIER AND SAFER TO USE.
| Number of Pages : | 8 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
