Guidance for Kinect robot control project

I'm working on a bachelor project which involves the control of a virtual robot with the help of a Kinect v2. My purpose is to let the Kinect track the position of my hand and when I move it, the robot will follow in the same direction in x, y, z space.
I'm making slow progress and wanted to ask for some guidance and thoughts of how I can reach this goal. I've checked the documentations for the Kinect but as I'm still a little of a novice in programming I can't quite tell what information of code I could
use. Anything would be highly appreciated!
Best regards!

Kinect will only provide you data with respect to a tracked users joint positions. How you interpret that into robotic movements, such as joystick directions or actual positional data would be left to you.
Carmine Sirignano - MSFT

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Shared Variables for Real-TIme Robot Control

I'm really stuck in my efforts to use LV real-time in my hardware control application. I have a 6-axis industrial robot arm that I must control programmatically from my PC. To do this I've developed a dynamic link library of functions for various robot control commands that I can call using Code Interface Nodes in LV (using 8.5). This has worked great, that is, until I tried to port parts of the application to a real-time controller. As it turns out, because the robot control dll is linked with and relies so heavily upon several Windows libraries, it is not compatible with use on a RT target, as verified by the the "DLL Checker" application I downloaded from the NI site. When the robot is not actually executing movements, I am constantly reading/writing analog and digital I/O from various sensors, etc.....
This seemed to suggest that I should simply segregate my robot commands from the I/O activities, using my host PC for the former, and my deterministic RT loop on the target machine for the latter. I set up a Robot Controller Server (RCS) vi running on my host PC that is continuously looking for (in a timed loop) a flag (a boolean) to initiate a robot movement command. Because several parameters are used to specify the robot movement, I created a custom control cluster (which includes the boolean variable) that I then used to make a Network Shared Variable that can be updated by either the RT target or the host PC running the RCS. I chose NOT to use buffering, and FIFO is not available with shared variables based on custom controls.
Here's sequence of events I'd like to accomplish:
1) on my host PC I deploy the RCS, which continuously pools a boolean variable in the control cluster that would indicate the robot should move. The shared variable cluster is initialized in the RBS and the timed loop begins.
2) I deploy the RT vi, which should set the boolean flag in the control cluster, then update the shared variable cluster.
3) an instance of the control cluster node in the RCS should update, thereby initiating a sequence of events in a case structure. (this happens on some occassions, but very few)
4) robot movement commands are executed, after which the boolean in the control cluster is set back to its original value.
5) the RT vi (which is polling in a loop) should see this latest change in the boolean as a loop stop condition and continue with the RT vi execution.
With the robot controller running in a timed loop, it occassionally "sees" and responds to a change of value in members of the shared variable cluster, but most times it does not. Furthermore, when the robot controller vi tries to trigger that the movement has completed by changing a boolean in the control cluster, the RT vi never sees it and does not respond.
1) Bad or inappropriate use of network shared variables?
2) a racing issue?
3) slow network?
4) should I buffer the control cluster?
5) a limitation of a custom control?
6) too many readers/writers?
7) should I change some control cluster nodes to relative, rather than absolute?
8) why can't I "compile" my RT vi into an executable?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately, I'm writing this from home and cannot attach vi files or pictures, but would be happy to do so at work tomorrow. I'm counting on the collective genius in the universe of LV users and veterans to save my bacon.....
David

Hi David,
I'm curious why you decided to build a CIN instead of developing the code in
LabVIEW. Is there some functionality that that LabVIEW couldn't
provide? Can you provide some more information about the LabVIEW
Real-Time target you're using? What type of IO are you using?
It is impossible to get LabVIEW Real-Time performance on a desktop PC running
an OS other than LabVIEW Real-Time. Even running a timed loop in LabVIEW
for Windows won't guarantee a jitter free application. Also, no TCP based
network communication can be deterministic. This means Network Shared
Variables are also not deterministic (they use a TCP for data transport) and I
advise against using them as a means to send time critical control data between
a Windows host and a LabVIEW Real-Time application.
In general, I would architect most LabVIEW-based control applications as
follows:
- Write all control logic and IO operations in LabVIEW Real-Time. The
LabVIEW Real-Time application would accept set points and/or commands from the
'host' (desktop PC). The Real-Time controller should be capable of
running independently or automatically shutting down safely if communication to
the PC is lost.
- Write a front-end user interface in LabVIEW that runs on the desktop
PC. Use Shared Variables with the RT-FIFO option enabled to send new set
points and/or commands to the LabVIEW Real-Time target.
Shared variable buffering and RT-FIFOs can be a little confusing. Granted
not all control applications are the same, but I generally recommend against
using buffering in control applications and in LabVIEW Real-Time applications
recommend using the RT-FIFO option. Here's why: Imagine you have a
Real-Time application with two timed loops. Time-loop 'A' calculates the
time critical control parameters that get written to hardware output in
timed-loop 'B'. Loop 'A' writes the outputs to a RT-FIFO enabled variable
with a RT-FIFO length of 50. Loop 'B' reads the outputs from the shared
variable, but for some reason, if loop 'B' gets behind then the shared variable
RT-FIFO will now contain several extra elements. Unless loop 'b' runs
extra fast to empty the RT-FIFO, loop 'B' will now start outputting values that
it should have output on previous cycles. The actual desired behavior is
that loop 'B' should output the most recent control settings, which means you
should turn off buffering and set the RT-FIFO length to 1.
There is also a clear distinction between buffering and the RT-FIFO
option. The RT-FIFO option is used to add a non-blocking layer between
network communication and time-critical code in LabVIEW Real-Time
applications. It also provides a safe mechanism to share data between two
loops running in a Real-Time application without introducing unnecessary
jitter. Network buffering is a feature that allows a client to receive
data change updates from the server even if the client is reading the variable
slower than the server is writing to it. In the example I presented above
you don't need to enable networking because the shared variable is used
entirely within the Real-Time application. However, it would be
appropriate to send control set points from a Windows PC to the Real-Time
application using network published shared variables with the RT-FIFO option
enabled. If it is critical that the Real-Time application executed all
commands in the sequence they were sent then you could enable an appropriate
buffer. If the control application only needs the latest set point
setting from the Windows host then you can safely disable network buffering
(but you should still enable the RT-FIFO option with a length of 1 element.)
Network buffering is especially good if the writer is 'bursty' and the reading
rate is relatively constant. In the robot application I can imagine buffering
would be useful if you wanted to send a sequence of timed movements to the
Real-Time controller using a cluster of timestamp and set point. In this
case, you may write the sequence values to the variable very quickly, but the
Real-Time controller would read the set points out as it proceeded through the movements.
The following document presents a good overview of shared variable
options: http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/4679
-Nick
LabVIEW R&D
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Where can I download example projects for Kinect for Windows v2?

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get the v2 to work with Matlab. Now I am in the predicament that I need to use Visual Studio and have never done so before. To make matters worse, all of the guides I can find about programming for the Kinect assume you are very familiar with Visual Studio
so I get lost before I can even get through the setup (I have no idea what kind of project is best for Kinect, though I intend to use C# as my programming language, or where these settings they are changing are located). If I could just find an example project
file to download I feel like it would help me a lot, but I cannot seem to find one.
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Hi Jicnon,
When you download and install the Kinect SDK, it comes with the Kinect SDK Browser application. This applicaiton is a web based application that contains a bunch of sample projects for getting started with Kinect for windows programming.
There is also the jumpstart videos here:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/8428671a-781c-4850-a56d-905ab28f8f8f/mva-jump-start-programming-kinect-for-windows-v2-videos?forum=kinectv2sdk
To get to the SDK Browswer app just hit the windows button type in "Kinect SDK" and this application should appear.
There are also some samples in Kinect Common Bridge and a dicussion on using Matlab here:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/2aa59712-c2ab-48e2-98bd-5eed9a40ec44/matlab-link?forum=kinectv2sdk
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Only extract information for robot control guidelines

Hi,
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i put the varius filters inside the codec it can be faster or not?Perhaps you could reframe this question. What exactly is the problem?
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regards

Guidance on the structuring of Projects in OWB

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Working with Net Weaver Development Infrastructure :
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Sales order for service should create project and link equipments.

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Hi
Can I get any information about the composition of business team in a GRC access control project?
What type of people form this team?
Please provide some clarity on the role of business people in this type of projects.
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Hi,
Idealy the team should comprise of
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2] The Buiness process owners -these people only define the access restrictions for various activities like purchase,payment,etc.
3] Application specialist -in charge of SOD-he defines the roles and profiles for the access control.
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Is it worth it to make custom icons for a custom control/indicator?

I was making custom icons (well not very custom, but still at least somet ext) for controls and indicators, when I realized that the only times you see them are when you open the control, itself, ot if you hover over it in the project with context help on.
So the question is:
Is it worth it to create a custom icon for each custom control you make, if it will be seen only rarely? (The exception being a cluster, since, in the later versions of LabVIEW, you can actually represent your cluster on the BD as the icon you made for it, so it definitely IS worth it to make an icon for it.)
Thanks!
Bill
(Mid-Level minion.)
My support system ensures that I don't look totally incompetent.
Proud to say that I've progressed beyond knowing just enough to be dangerous. I now know enough to know that I have no clue about anything at all.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hooovahh wrote:
I'd like to add another time that you see the control's icon, is when it is a type def cluster, and you have it as a constant on the block diagram. Then double click the border to shrink the cluster. It will shrink to the size of the control's icon.
I also hardly ever make a control icon. Only when it is on the palette in a reuse package.
Yeah,t hat's what I meant in my original post, although you CAN represent a cluster constant on the BD as an icon - but it's just the little thing on the bottom of the typdef'd cluster because it obviously has no actual icon.
Bill
(Mid-Level minion.)
My support system ensures that I don't look totally incompetent.
Proud to say that I've progressed beyond knowing just enough to be dangerous. I now know enough to know that I have no clue about anything at all.

How to upgrade RoboHelp HTML 9 version-controlled projects to RoboHelp HTML 10

Existing Environment:
PC 1: RoboSource Control Server
Windows 7, 64-bit, SP1
Adobe TCS 3.5
RoboHelp HTML 9
RoboSource Control 3.1 (Server install)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
PC 2: Client
Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit, SP1
Adobe TCS 3.5
RoboHelp HTML 9
RoboSource Control 3.1 (Client install)
PC 3: Client
Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit, SP1
Adobe TCS 3.5
RoboHelp HTML 9
RoboSource Control 3.1 (Client install)
PC 4: Client
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Adobe TCS 3.5
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Hi,
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2. Run the update.
3. Now open the project on the pc that has the latest version of all files.
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Exporting the Browse Sequence XML file for Use in Another Project

When I generate a browse sequence based on the TOC using zero for the book level, instead of getting A, A1, A2, B, B1, B2, I get A, B, A1, A2, B1, B2. The TOC runs through all 1st level items first, cycles back through all 2nd level item, then 3rd level, etc.
My workaround was to auto-create the browse sequence at a 0 level and then manually manipulate it to output according to how my readers would actually read my online book (ie A Aa A1 A1a A1b A2 A2a A2b B B1 etc etc).
Now that I have my browse sequence in the correct order for this project, I do not want to repeat these steps every time I create a new version of my OLH for the same guide after some minor updates have been made to the FM source.
There is a file named whbrs.xml inside the output folder and it contains the browse sequence order I specified during my workaround steps.
Is it possible to export this file to another location for use in another project referencing the same guide?
This methodology is much preferred as I am working at an enterprise level with multiple documents (some numbering in the hundreds of pages) and do not want to have to manually use my workaround for each project I update over the next few years.

Hi Kristopher
You probably wouldn't want to use that particular file as it's an output file. You would likely have better luck using the ProjectName.BRS file as that one should be a source file.
However, keep in mind that whether (or how well) this will work will entirely depend on having the recipient project using the same identical structure and identical file names.
Cheers... Rick
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