PROWELD: An off-line welding robot programming package with an interactive graphical interface

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 4-6, 1997, Pages 364-372

  Balkan, Tuna ^a   Sahir Arikan, M A ^a   Bulut, Murat ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Off line welding program; Robot programming; Robot welding

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ROBOT PROGRAMMING; WELDS;

OFF LINE WELDING PROGRAM; ROBOT WELDING; SOFTWARE PACKAGE PROWELD;

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS;

EID: 0031386953     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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