Handheld Device Applications for Remote Control of Industrial Robots - New Contributions in Information Systems and Technologies - page 323

Handheld Device Applications for Remote
Control of Industrial Robots

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
[e-mail]
http://www.polsl.pl/en
2 Aiut Services,
113 Wyczkowskiego Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
[e-mail]
http://www.aiut.com.pl/

Abstract. At present, the most common way of programming indus-
trial robots is still traditional one connected with using teaching process
or just by programming oine in the embedded environment. Manufac-
tures of the industrial robots do not provide much in the field of wire-
less control methods. In the paper selected non-dedicated applications
for handheld devices were tested. The purpose of the work was to test
those applications for controlling, monitoring and programming indus-
trial robots and indicate the alternative human-machine interface. The
proposed solution provides a possibility to create an optional alternative
robotic control system allowing non-specialists programmers to operate
the robot. The prepared intuitive way of controlling can be based on vari-
ous operator gestures, movement recognition, automatic code-generation
methods, etc.

Keywords: robotics, human-robot interaction, HMI (Human-Machine
Interface), industrial robots, handheld device, remote control, virtual
instrument.

1 Introduction

Programming and controlling industrial robots by means of teaching methods
using the robot teach pendant is a monotonous, time and labour-consuming
way. Apart from that this traditional method requires high technical expertise.
It goes without saying that for those solutions only big manufacturers can afford,
but nowadays robotization reach much more wide market of small and medium
enterprises (SMEs). For SMEs some existing dedicated solutions are just too
expensive and economically not justified. It is one of the reasons to still search

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