Java-Based Remote Control of a Parallel Robotic Attachment

摘要

Java technologies are used to develop a remote control system for a parallel robotic attachment. This attachment is designed as a tripod that provides three degrees-of-freedom, that is, two rotary and one linear. The attachment can be mounted onto a variety of machines for different applications, including CNC milling machines, industrial robots, and CMM. A Java-based remote monitoring and control system has been developed for this attachment. The main difference of this system from the existing web-based or internet-based remote systems is the way to control the motion of the machine from a remote site. Instead of using a camera for monitoring, the tripod is modeled using 3D computer graphics with behavioral control nodes embedded. Compared with the camera-based solution, network traffic is largely reduced, thereby making real-time monitoring and control practical on the web. Our approach shows potential of various applications in distributed manufacturing environment.