The International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction
Publications / 1990 Proceedings of the 7th ISARC, Bristol, United Kingdom
Control System Design for a Robotic Backhoe
Pages 222-229 (1990 Proceedings of the 7th ISARC, Bristol, United Kingdom, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:
This paper describes the main requirements for, implementation details of and philosophy behind, the controller currently being implemented on a 1/5th scale model "JCB sytle" backhoe arm at Lancaster University. It is somewhat unconvectional in its use of the Harrid RTX2000 microprocessor and FORTH language, which offers great potential for real-time "intelligent" control.
Keywords: FORTH,Harris RTX2000, STE bus, real-time, production system, Inmos Transputer, FORPS