Object-oriented tool for controlling a multipurpose robot cell

Ismail Fidan; Larry Ruff; Stephen Derby

doi:10.1117/12.222663

3 October 1995 Object-oriented tool for controlling a multipurpose robot cell

Ismail Fidan, Larry Ruff, Stephen Derby

Proceedings Volume 2588, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XIV: Algorithms, Techniques, Active Vision, and Materials Handling; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.222663
Event: Photonics East '95, 1995, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract

As the piece cost of completed circuit boards increases and production quantities decrease, reworking of defective boards has become an important part of the production process. The lead-pitch of surface mount components has also been decreasing, which has required increased training and skill level of the rework operators. Fully-automated rework provides a solution to these problems. In order to simplify the control of automated rework of surface mount circuit boards from an operator's viewpoint, an Object-Oriented Tool was developed at Rensselaer for an automated rework cell that uses the Apple Macintosh Graphical Interface. The interface reduces operator skill and training requirements for the operation of the automated cell. This paper includes a description of the fully-automated rework cell created at Rensselaer and describes the Object-Oriented Tool development and its final structure.

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Ismail Fidan, Larry Ruff, and Stephen Derby "Object-oriented tool for controlling a multipurpose robot cell", Proc. SPIE 2588, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XIV: Algorithms, Techniques, Active Vision, and Materials Handling, (3 October 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.222663

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