Human-Machine Interfaces in Industrial Robotics

Abstract

This report surveys human-machine interfaces in industrial robotics. Its aim is to create a data base concerning design practices in equipment and software pertaining to human factors engineering, with a summary of programming features and a taxonomy of programming tasks. It results from a study of ten robot manufacturers (eight American, one Swedish, one Japanese), plus a more limited review of another Japanese manufacturer. The equipment surveyed falls into three categories: teach pendants, cathode-ray tube (CRT/keyboard terminals, and controller panels; the software consists primarily of the languages and procedures for programming robots on the factory floor as well as in applications programming off-line. The first section reviews aspects relating to programming design from a human factors viewpoint. The second part outlines the component tasks in programming a robot and the uses of these taxonomic descriptions. The Appendix describes in detail the designs in these hardware and software categories for each robot manufacturer and contains illustrations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200960

Entities

People

  • Anne S. Mavor
  • H. M. Parsons

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Programming Language
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Cathode Ray Tubes
  • Color Coding
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Consoles
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Operating Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Task Performance And Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction