Automatic Weld Path Generation for Mesh Objects
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Larkin, Nathan; Short, Andrew; Pan, Zengxi; van Duin, Stephen
- Source
- 2017 IEEE 7th Annual International Conference on CYBER Technology in Automation, Control, and Intelligent Systems (CYBER) CYBER Technology in Automation, Control, and Intelligent Systems (CYBER), 2017 IEEE 7th Annual International Conference on. :338-343 Jul, 2017
- Subject
- Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
General Topics for Engineers
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Transportation
Welding
Wires
Programming
Barium
Service robots
Solid modeling
- Language
Automated Offline Programming (AOLP) is an emerging programming paradigm where industrial robot programs are generated from computer models with minimal human effort. Arc welding, such as Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) or Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG), is particularly suited for this application due to the unique retooling requirements. A key aspect of the AOLP process is the determination of accurate welding paths. We present a novel algorithm to extract accurate welding paths for regular or irregular 3D bodies. Our process is computationally inexpensive with processing times less than a second for typical applications. We detail three examples with a range of complexity and examine the accuracy of the results and computational performance.