Title: A web-based approach for real-time robot operations

Authors: Lihui Wang

Addresses: Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 800 Collip Circle, London, ON N6G 4X8, Canada

Abstract: Owing to the business decentralisation and outsourcing, manufacturing is moving toward the direction in distributed environment. A new enabling technology is required, especially in remote monitoring and control of daily manufacturing operations. As web is rooted into business, a web-based solution for real-time monitoring and control is preferable due to its popularity, low cost, and availability. However, unpredictable network traffic posts a major challenge for web-based real-time application development. This paper proposes to use computer graphics augmented with real sensor data for reducing data transmission over the network. Particularly, a web-based technology for remote robot operations is presented.

Keywords: web-based systems; remote monitoring; real-time control; robot operations; robot control; internet; computer graphics; sensor data; remote control.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIMS.2008.019627

International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services, 2008 Vol.1 No.2, pp.90 - 103

Published online: 17 Jul 2008 *

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