Implementation of an Android based teleoperation application for controlling a KUKA-KR6 robot by using sensor fusion

Abstract

Teleoperated systems have been used in diverse biomedical applications, from the rehabilitation of patients, the management of biological hazardous material and medication storage, to minimally invasive surgery. This paper, introduces an Android OS (operating system) based application that communicates with an industrial robot Kuka KR-6 through USB to Serial connection, to control it with the on-board accelerometers, and gyroscopes of a tablet or smartphone, intended to be used in telemedicine procedures. Arduino Uno microcontroller board, RS232 Shifter SMD and mobile device were used to develop this work. To evaluate this system a survey was done with engineering related users.