Published May 9, 2022 | Version v1
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FoReCo: a forecast-based recovery mechanism for real-time remote control of robotic manipulators

  • 1. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
  • 2. ZettaScale Technology SARL

Description

Wireless communications represent a game changer for future manufacturing plants, enabling flexible production chains as machinery and other components are not restricted to a location by the rigid wired connections on the factory floor. However, the presence of electromagnetic interference in the wireless spectrum may result in packet loss and delay, making it a challenging environment to meet the extreme reliability requirements of industrial applications. In such conditions, achieving real-time remote control, either from the Edge or Cloud, becomes complex. In this paper, we investigate a forecastbased recovery mechanism for real-time remote control of robotic manipulators (FoReCo) that uses Machine Learning (ML) to infer lost commands caused by interference in the wireless channel. FoReCo is evaluated through both simulation and experimentation in interference prone IEEE 802.11 wireless links, and using a commercial research robot that performs pick-andplace tasks. Results show that in case of interference, FoReCo trajectory error is decreased by x18 and x2 times in simulation and experimentation, and that FoReCo is sufficiently lightweight to be deployed in the hardware of already used in existing solutions

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European Commission
Hexa-X – A flagship for B5G/6G vision and intelligent fabric of technology enablers connecting human, physical, and digital worlds 101015956