Off-line programming (robotics)
Off-line programming (OLP) is a robot programming method where the robot program is created independent from the actual robot cell. The robot program is then uploaded to the real robot for execution. In off-line programming the robot cell is commonly represented through a graphical 3D model. Nowadays OLP and simulation tools help robot integrators create the optimal program paths for the robot to perform a specific task.[1] Robot movements, reachability analysis, collision and near-miss detection and cycle time reporting can be included when simulating the robot program. OLP does not interfere with production as the program for the robot is created outside the production process on an external computer.[2] This method contradicts to the traditional programming of industrial robots where a robot teach pendant is used for programming the robot manually.[3]
Free Offline simulators
- RoboDK: A robot development kit to simulate industrial robots. RoboDK allows you to program any robot using Python. RoboDK is free for educational purposes.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Bennett Brumson, Robotic Simulation and Off-line Programming: From Academia to Industry, 11/02/2009, http://www.robotics.org/content-detail.cfm/Industrial-Robotics-Featured-Articles/Robotic-Simulation-and-Off-line-Programming-From-Academia-to-Industry/content_id/1825 ,retr. 29.August 2014
- ↑ http://www.delfoi.com/web/solutions/robotiikka/en_GB/offline/, Delfoi, 2014 retr. 29.August 2014
- ↑ http://www.globalspec.com/learnmore/motion_controls/operator_interfaces/teach_pendants, retr. 29.August 2014 Globalspec, 2014