THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO CREATE AN X WINDOW INTERFACE FOR AN IBM 7545 SELECTIVE COMPLIANCE ASSEMBLY ROBOT ARM (SCARA) ROBOT. THIS USER INTERFACE PROVIDES TWO MAJOR FUNCTIONS: CONTROL PANEL SIMULATION AND TEACH MODE. CONTROL PANEL SIMULATION ENABLES THE USER TO MANIPULATE THE ROBOT ARM USING A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE CONTROL PANEL AND THE MOUSE. TEACH MODE ALLOWS THE USER TO STEP THE ROBOT THROUGH A SERIES OF MOTIONS, STORE THE MOVEMENTS IN A FILE, AND THEN EXECUTE A CONTROL PROGRAM.
| Number of Pages : | 16 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |