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
2023-06-05
Sarivan , I-M , Larsen , J S , Madsen , O & Wæhrens , B V 2023 , Elementary Welding Operations for Automatic Robot Programming . in N Kiefl , F Wulle , C Ackermann & D Holder (eds) , Advances in Automotive Production Technology – Towards Software-Defined Manufacturing and Resilient Supply Chains : Towards Software-Defined Manufacturing and Resilient Supply ChainsStuttgart Conference on Automotive Production (SCAP2022) . vol. 2 , 9 , Springer , ARENA2036 , pp. 85-95 , Stuttgart Conference on Automotive Production 2022 , Stuttgart , Baden-Württemberg , Germany , 16/11/2022 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27933-1_9
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