Highly-skilled engineers are needed to reprogram a welding-robot upon a new variant or product introduction. This paper addresses the complexity of the welding-robot programming process by proposing and demonstrating the theoretical concept of “elementary welding operation” (EWO). The EWO is a fundamental building block for robot-welding programs containing most of the data necessary to generate a program automatically. The EWO is a descriptive data structure for the welding process, comprehensible by humans and machines. A technical proof of concept is put together and tested. The results indicate that the programming of the welding robot can be automated as part of a one-piece information flow based on a product model. Further development is required to ensure the system can handle complex weldment geometries, multi-pass welding, and proper validation of the robot program upon deployment.
Elementary Welding Operations for Automatic Robot Programming
ARENA2036
Stuttgart Conference on Automotive Production ; 2022 ; Stuttgart, Germany November 16, 2022 - November 18, 2022
Advances in Automotive Production Technology – Towards Software-Defined Manufacturing and Resilient Supply Chains ; Chapter : 9 ; 85-95
2023-06-05
11 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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