LI Yuhui, PENG Yonggang

(School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China)

 

Abstract: Aiming at the problem of the traditional text\|based programmting was difficult to operate and lack of commonality, the method of graphical programming was studied, the XML technology and the graphical interfaces achieve technology were appling to software. A structure design of graphical programming software for industrial robot was proposed, including the integrated design ideas and concrete implementation method. Through the analysis of the parameters for general industrial robot operation, the corresponding relation between robot manipulations and graphical symbols was established, then the flowchart\|style graphics task consisted of symbols and connections was converted to intermediate file which can be explained by interpreter and hardware equipment after series communication. The data structure of symbols and implementation of self\|structure editor which could record operation of users were defined, so that graphical task can be easily completed. Furthermore, the correspond realation between node and date structure of logo were defined, the intermediate file with self\|structure could save graphical task so the correct file can be explaired by thterpreter was generated in the end. The results indicate that it can fully ease the programming for industrial robot and improve the flexibility and practically of robot software system.

Key words: industrial robot; graphical programming; data structure; plug\|in development; commonality