AdaptPack studio translator: translating offline programming to real palletizing robots

Purpose This paper aims to propose a translation library capable of generating robots proprietary code after their offline programming has been performed in a software application, named AdaptPack Studio, running over a robot simulation and offline programming software package. Design/methodology/ap...

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Published in:Industrial robot 2020-09, Vol.47 (5), p.713-721
Main Authors: Carvalho de Souza, João Pedro, Castro, André Luiz, Rocha, Luís F., Silva, Manuel F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Codes
Industrial robots
Interpreters
Language
Libraries
Modularity
Palletizing
Pallets
Process planning
Programming
Proprietary
Robotics
Robots
Simulation
Software
Software packages
Translators
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Summary:Purpose This paper aims to propose a translation library capable of generating robots proprietary code after their offline programming has been performed in a software application, named AdaptPack Studio, running over a robot simulation and offline programming software package. Design/methodology/approach The translation library, named AdaptPack Studio Translator, is capable to generate proprietary code for the Asea Brown Boveri, FANUC, Keller und Knappich Augsburg and Yaskawa Motoman robot brands, after their offline programming has been performed in the AdaptPack Studio application. Findings Simulation and real tests were performed showing an improvement in the creation, operation, modularity and flexibility of new robotic palletizing systems. In particular, it was verified that the time needed to perform these tasks significantly decreased. Practical implications The design and setup of robotics palletizing systems are facilitated by an intuitive offline programming system and by a simple export command to the real robot, independent of its brand. In this way, industrial solutions can be developed faster, in this way, making companies more competitive. Originality/value The effort to build a robotic palletizing system is reduced by an intuitive offline programming system (AdaptPack Studio) and the capability to export command to the real robot using the AdaptPack Studio Translator. As a result, companies have an increase in competitiveness with a fast design framework. Furthermore, and to the best of the author’s knowledge, there is also no scientific publication formalizing and describing how to build the translators for industrial robot simulation and offline programming software packages, being this a pioneer publication in this area.
ISSN:0143-991X
1758-5791
DOI:10.1108/IR-12-2019-0253