Automatic Programming of Robot System Simulation

An automatic programming method for robot system simulation is introduced. The method integrates `reuse' technology and artificial intelligence to generate the robot simulation program. The overall simulation method for a general system is first proposed. Then a language translator, EXPC, and an expert system, EXPV, are briefly reported. EXPC translates C-based language to C language. EXPV calculates manipulator variables from sensing results. The overall structure of the automatic programming system is presented to show how the system works. Control definition, as an example of a C-based language, is presented