HELP(ID:2086/hel002)

Hybrid high- and low-level robotics language 

Language for industrial robots.

General Electric's Allegro assembly robot.

Digital Electronic Automation (DEA), Turin to operate a PRAGMA robot.

mixture of high-level language elements and robot language elements and real-time processing


References:
  • Donata, G.; and Camera, A.: A High Level Programming Language for a New Multi-Arm Assembly Robot. First International Conference on Assembly Automation, Brighton, England, D.E.A. SPA, CSO, Torino, 21-27 March 1980. view details
  • Freitas, Robert A., Jr. and Gilbreath, William P. "Advanced Automation for Space Missions" Proceedings of the 1980 NASA/ASEE Summer Study the University of Santa Clara in Santa Clara, California, from June 23-August 29, 1980 view details Extract: Robot control languages
    Robot control languages. Numerous machine languages exist for the control of semiautomated machine tools (Lindberg, 1977). These include APT (automatic programming tool) and ICAM (integrated computer aided manufacturing). McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company has recently extended APT to MCL (manufacturing control language) in order to program a Cincinnati Milacron T3 robot to rivet sheet metal. Higher-level robot control languages, obvious requirements for advanced automated space systems, include VAL (versatile assembly language) for the Puma robot and "HELP" for the Pragmac robot (Donata and Camera, 1980). The problem of extending high-level languages from comparatively simple machine tools to more sophisticated multiaxis integrated robot systems which may be found in future automated space factories must be viewed as a top priority research item.
  • Snyder, Wesley E. "Industrial robots: computer interfacing and control" Prentice Hall Englewood Cliffs 1985 view details
  • Blume, Christian and Jakob, Wilfried "Programming Languages for Industrial Robots" Springer Verlag 1986 view details
  • Guide to HELP-Language. Digital Electronic Automation (DEA), Turin view details
  • PRAGMA A 3000 - Operating and Programming Manual. Digital Electronic Automation (DEA), Turin view details
  • Fuller, James "ROBOTICS: Introduction, Programming, and Projects" Prentice-Hall view details