U-Pendant: A universal teach pendant for serial robots based on ROS

Yongzhuo Gao, Yanyu Su, Wei Dong, Weidong Wang, Zhijiang Du, Xueshan Gao, Yu Mu

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Abstract

Many corporations have produced various teach pendants. However, most of these products are exclusive in terms of communication protocols and robot programming languages. Therefore, programs and teach pendant are usually not exchangeable between robots. To tackle this problem, we present U-Pendant, an open source universal teach pendant for serial robots based on Robot Operating System (ROS), a meta-operating system with a number of robotic applications shared online, and Yet Another Robot Controller (YARC), a universal kinematic controller for serial robots. We design and implement essential functionality and interactivity of teach pendants on U-Pendant. Several demonstrations are made to show the universality and functional superiority of U-Pendant. The source code and hardware design have been made publicly accessible for the community.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2529-2534
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479973965
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2014
Event2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014 - Bali, Indonesia
Duration: 5 Dec 201410 Dec 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityBali
Period5/12/1410/12/14

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