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Remote Control of Industry Robots Using
Mobile Devices
Slawomir Zolkiewski
1
,
and Krzysztof Galuszka
2
1
Silesian University of Technology,
Institute of Engineering Processes Automation
and Integrated Manufacturing Systems,
18a Konarskiego Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
slawomir.zolkiewski@polsl.pl
2
Aiut Services,
113 Wyczkowskiego Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
krzysztof.galuszka90@gmail.com
Abstract.
Remote control, monitoring, programming or even service
of industrial robots intend to be standard solutions in contemporary
industry. Remote methods and applications are comfortable and safe
answers for industrial challenges providing additional functionality and
improving effectiveness and eciency. The paper presents a design, ex-
periment results and implementation of remote controlling, programming
and monitoring an industrial robot using a mobile device as an element
of a human-machine interface. The shown solution is based on mobile
devices such as a smartphone or a tablet computer. LabVIEW applica-
tions were used to perform a communication interface between various
elements of a manufacturing cell. Communication between the operator
and the robot was carried out indirectly through PLC Siemens S7-300
inside a flexible manufacturing system. The logic controller and the robot
controller R30iA was linked and integrated within the ProfibusDP net-
work. MPI protocol was used to establish the connection between the
controller and LabVIEW application. A hardware communication pro-
tocol used by PLC was converted into the OPC protocol. User interface
enables control from a distance and is alternative to the local methods
of control by instructions.
Keywords:
HMI (Human-Machine Interface), industrial robots, remote
control, PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), Profibus, OPC, Lab-
VIEW.
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Introduction
At present the remote control and media sharing of various home devices are
popular standards and nothing special for home users. It is most common using
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