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It's possible that this works smoothly on an ABB robot.
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Sorry for the confusion!įeel free to implement a similar streaming interface to what you have used before. The RSI interface I mentioned is available on Kuka robots, not ABB robots. Unfortunately, I had a moment of distraction when writing the earlier reply. We try to take advantage of these interfaces where available, as they typically result in better performance than a look-ahead buffer-based approach. These interfaces were provided by the robot manufacturers to support on-the-fly motion commands, and do not suffer the same types of look-ahead performance issues described above. motoman's MotoROS code) utilize robot-specific motion commands to bypass the normal look-ahead motion processing and issue the motion commands "directly" to the robot.
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Some of the existing streaming-position robot drivers (e.g. In contrast, the trajectory-download method provides predictable results, although the streaming functionality is lost. Depending on the trajectory being executed (point spacing, motion speeds, etc), the resulting motion performance (speed, path "smoothness", TCP position near path-segment transitions, etc.) may not match what you expect. I describe this method as a "hack", because it is very dependent on the robot's internal look-ahead motion processing. The method you describe for buffering streaming position data on the ABB controller is the approach we have used on other robots. Of this look-ahead buffer are often not well-documented, and must be determined Upcoming position commands to ensure that the motion processor does not try toĭecelerate the robot in the middle of a streamed trajectory. You would need to make sure that there is always a sufficient “buffer” of To a stop or blend the current trajectory into the next motion command.
The upcoming motion commands to determine whether the robot should decelerate Particular, the robot’s motion processor will be constantly looking ahead to Standard “MoveAbsJ” commands may result in poor motion performance. The streaming position commands, but trying to execute streaming commands using This functionality in the robot’s native motion-control language.įor an ABB, it might be possible to use an RSI hook to implement Interfaces on an industrial robot before (see the original motoman dx100ĭriver), but this method often requires “hacks”, unless there is support for We have successfully implemented motion-streaming This is why we often implement a “trajectoryĭownload” approach first, because it is a close match to the robot’s native Trajectory of known positions, rather than processing incoming positionĬommands on-the-fly. Industrial robots are typically designed to execute an entire
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You’d like to expand / adapt the ABB driver to support position-streaming We certainly welcome any contributions, if However, so far, we have mostly implemented what was needed for ourĪpplications and have not taken the time to develop alternative Platforms, and let the user choose based on their application needs. The intent was that we might eventually provide both methods for robot
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The decision for whether to implement download or streaming interfaces may beĭictated by robot-language limitations or application needs (or both). In some of our original ROS-I discussions, we recognized that Made primarily because that approach is easier and more stable for most robots. Create a file called manifest.json and include the following code.I wrote the ABB driver code, based heavily on original work doneīy Ed Venator at Case Western. # Create the manifestĮxtensions start with their manifest. The completed extension can be downloaded here. To start, create a new directory to hold the extension's files.
It will use many of the extension platform's components to give an introductory demonstration of their relationships. This tutorial will build an extension that allows the user to change the background color of the currently focused page. An extension's components will depend on its functionality and may not require every option. Extension components are created with web development technologies: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Components can include background scripts, content scripts, an options page, UI elements and various logic files. Extensions are made of different, but cohesive, components.