Neutral Interfaces in Design, Simulation, and Programming for Robotics -

Résumé :
This book summarizes the results of a three-year project on specification, implementation, test, and application of standardized interface processors for product data exchange between different systems in design, planning, and manufacturing of mechanical products. The reported results show how close the project has come to the final goal of a broadly accepted international standard for product data exchange which is underway with the STEP initiative. Processors and interpreters were developed for several commercial CAD, programming, simulation, and control systems. Applications include welding of big ship parts, assembly of car motors, and filament winding of aircraft parts.

Sommaire:
1. Introduction.- 1.1 The Need for Standardized Interfaces for Electronic Data Transfer.- 1.2 Short Summary of Interface Development.- 1.3 ESPRIT Project Nr. 2614/5109 NIRO.- 2. State of the Art upon Project Start.- 2.1 CAD Interfaces.- 2.2 Interfaces in Robotics.- 2.3 Standardization.- 3. Aims of the NIRO Project.- 4. Results Related to the STEP Standard Chapter Editor: EG. Schlechtendahl.- 4.1 The NIRO Contributions to STEP.- 4.2 The NIRO Specification for STEP Kinematics Models.- 5. Development of STEP Processors.- 5.1 From CAD Systems to STEP.- 5.2 From STEP to Robot Programming and Simulation.- 5.3 Test of Processors and Consistency of the Specification.- 6. Results Related to IRL and ICR.- 6.1 Industrial Robot Language (IRL).- 6.2 Intermediate Code for Robots (ICR).- 7. Development of Processors for IRL and ICR.- 7.1 Processors for IRL.- 7.2 Preprocessors for ICR.- 7.3 ICR Interpreters.- 7.4 ICR Transformation to Robot Vendor Code.- 7.5 Test of Processors.- 8. Application of Developments and Results.- 8.1 The Rationale.- 8.2 The Demonstration at CASA/DISEL.- 8.3 The FIAT Demonstration. Experiences Gained.- 8.4 Demonstration at Odense Steel Shipyard.- 8.5 The Reis Demonstration.- 8.6 Other Applications Outside the NIRO Project.- 9. Conclusions of the Project.- 9.1 Interface Between CAD, Robot Programming and Simulation Systems.- 9.2 Interface Between Robot Off&-Line Programming and Control Systems.- 10. Outlook.- References.- Appendix 1: Specification for Kinematics and Robotics CAD Data Exchange.- Appendix 2: Example IRL Output for GRASP Preprocessor.- Appendix 3: Example ICR Output for GRASP Preprocessor.- Appendix 4: Test Example: Movement File and Related ICR Code File.