Web Based Virtual Robot Prototyping and Manufacturing

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Web Based Virtual Robot Prototyping and
Manufacturing

• December 2001
• by Tarek Sobh, Raul Mihali, Anatoli Sachenko

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Web Based Virtual Robot Prototyping and
Manufacturing The Goal

• A fully autonomous web / customer based
  manufacturing and prototyping plant for online
  custom built and designed manipulators, with
  complete simulation, analysis and interactive
  correction of the design parameters and
  requirements

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The Prototype Environment
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Overall Design

• maintain a global information database.
• communicate with the subsystems to update any
  changes
• receive and report messages from the subsystems
• transfer data between the subsystems upon
  request
• check constraints and apply some of the update
  rules
• maintain design history
• deliver reports to the customer with the current
  status

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Database Content

• robot configuration
• design parameters
• available platforms
• design constraints
• subsystems information
• update rules
• general information about the system

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Design Parameters Subsystem Notification
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Database Design Considerations
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Complete Design Schema
customer
manipulator based manipulator manufacturing
web based interface
simulation based quality assurance and testing
data acquisition
prototyping environment
packaging and shipping