Java interface for asserting interactive telerobotic control

Peter DePasquale; John Lewis; Matthew R. Stein

doi:10.1117/12.295580

12 December 1997 Java interface for asserting interactive telerobotic control

Peter DePasquale, John Lewis, Matthew R. Stein

Proceedings Volume 3206, Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technologies IV; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.295580
Event: Intelligent Systems and Advanced Manufacturing, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Abstract

Many current web-based telerobotic interfaces use HyperText Markup Language (HTML) forms to assert user control on a robot. While acceptable for some tasks, a Java interface can provide better client-server interaction. The Puma Paint project is a joint effort between the Department of Computing Sciences at Villanova University and the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Wilkes University. THe project utilizes a Java applet to control a Unimation Puma 1760 robot during the task of painting on a canvas. The interface allows the user to control the paint strokes as well as the pressure of a brush on the canvas and how deep the brush is dipped into a paint jar. To provide immediate feedback, a virtual canvas models the effects of the controls as the artist paints. Live color video feedback is provided, allowing the user to view the actual results of the robot's motions. Unlike the step-at-a-time model of many web forms, the application permits the user to assert interactive control. The greater the complexity of the interaction between the robot and its environment, the greater the need for high quality information presentation to the user. The use of Java allows the sophistication of the user interface to be raised to the level required for satisfactory control. This paper describes the Puma Paint project, including the interface and communications model. It also examines the challenges of using the Internet as the medium of communications and the challenges of encoding free ranging motions for transmission from the client to the robot.

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Peter DePasquale, John Lewis, and Matthew R. Stein "Java interface for asserting interactive telerobotic control", Proc. SPIE 3206, Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technologies IV, (12 December 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.295580

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