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Robot programming languages: the statement of a problem*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

L. Van Aken  and
H. Van Brussel
L. Van Aken
Affiliation:
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Celestijnenlaan 300 B. B-3030-Leuven (Belgium)
H. Van Brussel
Affiliation:
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Celestijnenlaan 300 B. B-3030-Leuven (Belgium)
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Summary

The programming of robots forms a popular research topic. Different approaches for developing ideal robot programming system have already been proposed. They all attempt to raise the level of abstraction of the robot programming system. They differ, however, to a great extent in the stage of maturity they have reached to become eligible for industrial application. “Explicit robot programming languages”, in which every robot action has to be specified explicitly, can be said to be ready for industrial application. Therefore a detailed analysis is made of the requirements that are put on the class of “explicit robot programming languages”. Their basic composing elements are recognized and discussed in detail.

Keywords

RobotLanguageProgramming
Type
Research Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , April 1988 , pp. 141 - 148
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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