TY - JOUR
T1 - A multi-task system for robot programming
AU - Gini, Giuseppina
AU - Gini, Maria
AU - Gini, Renato
AU - Giuse, Dario
PY - 1979/1/5
Y1 - 1979/1/5
N2 - In this paper we discuss issues of design for software systems for computer controlled manipulators. The aim of the paper is to present the experience obtained in designing and implementing MAL, a stand-alone software system for controlling and programming a two-arms manipulator. That system supplies the user a simple multi-task programming language, with a BASIC-like external form, and operating instructions for compiling, executing, editing and saving the program. We will emphasize how management of multiprocess capabilities, synchronization of different devices, error handling and other desirable features can be inserted in a simple system, implemented on a small minicomputer, suitable for industrial applications.
AB - In this paper we discuss issues of design for software systems for computer controlled manipulators. The aim of the paper is to present the experience obtained in designing and implementing MAL, a stand-alone software system for controlling and programming a two-arms manipulator. That system supplies the user a simple multi-task programming language, with a BASIC-like external form, and operating instructions for compiling, executing, editing and saving the program. We will emphasize how management of multiprocess capabilities, synchronization of different devices, error handling and other desirable features can be inserted in a simple system, implemented on a small minicomputer, suitable for industrial applications.
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U2 - 10.1145/988090.988092
DO - 10.1145/988090.988092
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84913696970
SN - 0362-1340
VL - 14
SP - 11
EP - 18
JO - ACM SIGPLAN Notices
JF - ACM SIGPLAN Notices
IS - 5
ER -
