Interface for robot motion control

Details Interface for robot motion control Interface for robot motion control

2005-12-06

2011-11-15

Tran, Khoi (Department: 3664)

Data processing: generic control systems or specific application

Specific application, apparatus or process

Robot control

C700S245000, C700S247000, C318S568110, C318S568120, C901S001000, C901S002000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08060251

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods are presented that enable a higher-level software application to control a robot's motion through a generic motion interface. In one embodiment, a system includes a controller, an interface, and a set of robot driver modules. The interface receives a command from the controller and translates the command into another command to send to the driver modules. The interface includes a client, a server, and a network. The server includes two interfaces: a client interface to communicate with the client and a driver interface to communicate with the driver modules. The server also includes two buffers: a command queue and a reply queue. The command queue stores commands received from the controller (via the client). The reply queue stores replies received from the driver modules.

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