开发了一个智能编程接口，用于重新配置一个柔性机器人系统，该系统为服装制造应用操作柔性材料。直接操作界面允许用户通过鼠标指向和点击，以图形方式生成机器人控制程序。有了图形界面，用户无需计算机语言经验即可编程系统。此外，该界面内置了一个专家系统，用户无需了解机器人布料处理任务的低级细节。专家系统使用规则- 基于和算法技术，根据用户提供的任务的高级描述自动生成机器人程序。

AN INTELLIGENT PROGRAMMING INTERFACE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO RECONFIGURE A FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC SYSTEM WHICH MANIPULATES FLEXIBLE MATERIALS FOR APPAREL MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS. A DIRECT MANIPULATION INTERFACE ALLOWS THE USER TO GENERATE ROBOT CONTROL PROGRAMS GRAPHICALLY BY POINTING AND CLICKING WITH A MOUSE. WITH THE GRAPHICAL INTERFACE, THE USER NEEDS NO COMPUTER LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE TO PROGRAM THE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AN EXPERT SYSTEM BUILT INTO THE INTERFACE ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR THE USER TO UNDERSTAND THE LOW LEVEL SPECIFICS OF THE ROBOTIC CLOTH HANDLING TASK. THE EXPERT SYSTEM USES RULE-BASED AND ALGORITHMIC TECHNIQUES TO AUTOMATICALLY GENERATE ROBOT PROGRAMS BASED ON A HIGH LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF THE TASK SUPPLIED BY THE USER.