Automatic Robot Trajectory for Thermal-Sprayed Complex Surfaces
Automatic trajectory generation for thermal spray application is highly desirable for today’s automotive manufacturing. Automatic robot trajectory for free-form surfaces to satisfy the coating uniform is still highly challenging due to the complex geometry of free-form surfaces. The purpose of this...
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8697056 |
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Summary: | Automatic trajectory generation for thermal spray application is highly desirable for today’s automotive manufacturing. Automatic robot trajectory for free-form surfaces to satisfy the coating uniform is still highly challenging due to the complex geometry of free-form surfaces. The purpose of this study is to present and implement a method for automatic generation of robot trajectory according to the given spray parameters on polygon profile and complex curved free-form surfaces, such as torch speed, spray distance, spray angle, and so on. This software development foundation is an Add-In programme of RobotStudio, which is off-line programming and simulation software of ABB Company. The experimental results show that the robot trajectory can be generated rapidly, accurately, and automatically on the complex geometries by this method. |
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ISSN: | 1687-8434 1687-8442 |