Microprocessor-Based Control Using Local-Loop Approach in Robot Joint Movement

Abstract

In recent years, the robot development has been fast expanding to many areas such as entertainment, home task, security, medical care, etc. Accordingly, this paper proposes a simple but reliable robot communication interface and local-loop control system based on RS232 and 8051 microprocessor, suitable use for various kinds of robot control. In this proposed scheme, the robot action commands stored in the database using C++ Builder can be transmitted from the Command-Transmission Microprocessor (CTM) and then received by the individual authorized Action-Processing Microprocessor (APM) via RS232. Real-time implementation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in term of robust, simple, flexible and efficient performance.