Motion navigation for arc welding robots based on feature mapping in a simulation environment

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-144

  Liu, Zhenyu ^a   Bu, Wanghui ^a   Tan, Jianrong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Feature mapping; Robot programming; Robot simulation; Virtual manufacturing

Indexed keywords

ARC WELDING ROBOTS; AVOIDING OBSTACLE; CAD/CAPP/CAM INTEGRATION; DESIGN FEATURES; DOOR FRAME; FEATURE MAPPING; INITIAL POSITION; LEAST ENERGY; MACHINING FEATURE; MOTION PATH; NAVIGATION METHODS; OFF LINE PROGRAMMING; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; PROGRAMMING ROBOTS; ROBOT WORKSTATION; SEAM TRACKING; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT; SIMULATION SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL MANUFACTURING; WELDING GUN; WELDING POINT; WELDING ROBOT WORKCELL; WELDING SEQUENCES; WORK PIECES;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITIONS; AUTOMOBILE FRAMES; CAVITY RESONATORS; CIRCUIT SIMULATION; CONFORMAL MAPPING; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS; NAVIGATION; PROGRAMMABLE ROBOTS; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; TRACKING (POSITION); WELDING;

ROBOT PROGRAMMING;

EID: 71849111675     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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