焊接
圆角(机械)
机器人焊接
机器人
计算机科学
制造工程
人工智能
工程制图
机械工程
工程类
作者
Ignacio Díaz-Cano,Fernando M. Quintana,Miguel Lopez-Fuster,Francisco-Javier Badesa,Pedro L. Galindo,Arturo Morgado‐Estévez
出处
期刊:Industrial Robot-an International Journal
[Emerald (MCB UP)]
日期:2021-10-29
卷期号:49 (3): 391-401
被引量:2
标识
DOI:10.1108/ir-07-2021-0137
摘要
Purpose Fillet welding is one of the most widespread types of welding in the industry, which is still carried out manually or automated by contact. This paper aims to describe an online programming system for noncontact fillet welding robots with “U”- and “L”-shaped structures, which responds to the needs of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the authors propose an online robot programming methodology that eliminates unnecessary steps traditionally performed in robotic welding, so that the operator only performs three steps to complete the welding task. First, choose the piece to weld. Then, enter the welding parameters. Finally, it sends the automatically generated program to the robot. Findings The system finally managed to perform the fillet welding task with the proposed method in a more efficient preparation time than the compared methods. For this, a reduced number of components was used compared to other systems: a structured light 3 D camera, two computers and a concentrator, in addition to the six-axis industrial robotic arm. The operating complexity of the system has been reduced as much as possible. Practical implications To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is no scientific or commercial evidence of an online robot programming system capable of performing a fillet welding process, simplifying the process so that it is completely transparent for the operator and framed in the Industry 4.0 paradigm. Its commercial potential lies mainly in its simple and low-cost implementation in a flexible system capable of adapting to any industrial fillet welding job and to any support that can accommodate it. Originality/value In this study, a robotic robust system is achieved, aligned to Industry 4.0, with a friendly, intuitive and simple interface for an operator who does not need to have knowledge of industrial robotics, allowing him to perform a fillet welding saving time and increasing productivity.
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