Development of a 3D User Interface for Programming a Robotic Arm Using Virtual Reality

Marcela Saavedra, Morelva Saeteros, Adriana Riofrio, Gustavo Caiza

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Abstract

At present, there has been an increase in the use of virtual tools in different fields such as: medicine, education, agriculture and industrial security. The present paper is based on developing a graphical environment that enables to carry out the simulation of the Mitsubishi RV-2AJ robot movements by means of VR, implementing a virtual environment which combines the Visual Studio and Unity development platforms. The virtual scene was made using the software Unity and the robotic arm was designed using Autodesk Inventor Professional; the environment has a menu that enables interacting by means of the stereoscopic visualization helmet (HTC VIVE PRO) through the action of elements such as the slider and the buttons where the movements are reproduced in the virtual environment; this application involves an extensive study of the degrees of freedom and joints of the robotic arm, so that working ranges can be established together with the virtual menu, in turn, when analyzing through the homogeneous matrix, it is possible to obtain the necessary equations to establish said ranges. The project intends to be an educational innovation projection and a training guide for the student, increasing the interactivity with the functionalities of the robot in the virtual environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDevelopments and Advances in Defense and Security - Proceedings of MICRADS 2021
EditorsÁlvaro Rocha, Carlos Hernan Fajardo-Toro, José María Riola Rodríguez
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages435-446
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9789811648830
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventMultidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security, MICRADS 2021 - Cartagena, Colombia
Duration: 18 Aug 202120 Aug 2021

Publication series

NameSmart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume255
ISSN (Print)2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)2190-3026

Conference

ConferenceMultidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security, MICRADS 2021
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityCartagena
Period18/08/2120/08/21

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Keywords

  • Autodesk inventor professional
  • Immersive media
  • Robotic arm
  • Unity
  • Virtual environment
  • Virtual reality
  • Visual studio
  • VR application

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