Title :
A Framework for CAD- and Sensor-Based Robotic Coating Automation
Author :
Bi, Z.M. ; Lang, Sherman Y T
Author_Institution :
Integrated Manuf. Technol. Inst., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, London, Ont.
Abstract :
Coating automation of a complex product family with changes and uncertainties is investigated. A CAD- and scanner-based robotic coating system is proposed. Its software system consists of a data-processing system and automatic programming and simulation system. The data processing system is capable of generating accurate surface model from points-cloud and/or as-designed CAD model. The automatic programming and simulation system is capable of creating robot programs based on the surface models. In this paper, the system framework and the methodology for generating robot programs are focused
Keywords :
CAD; automatic programming; coating techniques; industrial robots; production engineering computing; CAD model; CAD-based robotic coating automation; automatic programming; data-processing system; points-cloud model; sensor-based robotic coating automation; simulation system; software system; surface treatment; Automatic programming; Bismuth; Coatings; Productivity; Robot programming; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Software systems; Surface treatment; Uncertainty; CAD-based system; coating; robotics and automation; sensor-based systems; surface treatment;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TII.2007.891309
