Programming and simulation system for the automation and robotics technology testbed

The project partners ESTEC, Tecnospazio and IPK realized an A and R technology testbed (IARTTB) which is now implemented at ESTEC, Noordwijk. In this paper the off-line programming components for the robot and the task execution simulation system are presented. The basic development for these systems are made by the IPK under support of the ESPRIT 623 project. Results of this project have been used in a range of industrial applications including automative, shipbuilding, off-shore and space industries. In this paper the adaption of the off-line programming and simulation system to the requirements of the IARTTB is described in more detail starting with the basic.