Software system for remote robot control and monitoring based on android operating system and wireless communication

Abstract

In designing robot control user interfaces it is not sufficient to simply focus on providing detailed and complete control capability, but ergonomy of use should also be taken into account. Resources in the robotics field are limited for a common user to access and demand deep knowledge of robot-specific programming paradigms. For these reasons, it is not often possible for inexperience students to become familiar with programming and control of complex robotic systems in a practical manner. This paper presents a new method for remote robot programming, control and monitoring independently of user's location by using smart phones, which focuses on ease-of-use, intuitiveness and minimizing the users' cognitive load while maintains abilities for accurately and efficiently programming and control. With the application of the proposed solution in education, the ability to work with inaccessible robotics systems and equipment through the intuitive virtual laboratories, independent on the user's location, is provided and thereby the quality of gaining knowledge is significantly improved.