On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:26:13 -0400, Kent A. Reed wrote: > On 8/8/2012 11:06 PM, EBo wrote: >>> On a personal note, I'm still struggling to understand possible use >>> >cases. It seems to me that dealing with fault conditions in the >>> >various >>> >machines will be a particularly thorny issue. >> maybe the original posters can give us several use case sceneries... >> >> The ones I can think of are: >> >> *) having a robotic arm loading parts onto a mill or router where >> the >> work envelop of the two machines overlap and have to coordinate to >> keep >> the arm from ripping off the head of the router... >> >> *) an automated rail-car system that loads pallets into a machine >> and >> needs to get feedback between the two machines. >> >> *) a multi gantry system where both gantries move on the same rail >> and >> can overlap. WHat happens when the two try to move into the same >> space? >> Do they simply stop and tell the user that there is an error, or >> does >> one figure out how to smartly move out of the way? > > Interestingly, EBo, the first two are exactly two use cases that were > demonstrated, at least in part, in the old NBS/NIST AMRF (Automated > Manufacturing Research Facility) and its successor activities using > the > RCS approach. The reason I say "interestingly" is that a massive > amount > of work went into the planning and design of the demonstration > software. > The more specifically the use case can be stated, the more detailed > the > planning can get. > > Over the years, a ton of great pictures were taken of the AMRF and > its > participants but I regret I can't find any panoramic shots in the > online NIST Image Gallery using keywords that come to mind, only some > closeups of several robots.
Kent, Huh... I did not know that. I was just thinking of situations I have seen that could have used that kind of coordination. If you ever find the image galary, tech papers, etc. I would love to know about it. EBo -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
