Title :
An Arc Welding Robot Control for a Shaped Metal Deposition Plant: Modular Software Interface and Sensors
Author :
Bonaccorso, Filippo ; Cantelli, Luciano ; Muscato, Giovanni
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. Elettr., Elettron. e Inf., Univ. degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
Abstract :
This paper is focused on the study and the control of a process of robotic arc welding. The system developed has been used to study the whole process and to develop an automatic controller for the arc process of deposition. The process consists of a shaped metal deposition (SMD) system that is an innovative method for the manufacturing of metal objects, which uses a layer-by-layer deposition technique. A useful software interface has been implemented in a Labview environment to study the system and to develop and tune the parameters of an automatic controller.
Keywords :
arc welding; control engineering computing; industrial robots; robotic welding; Labview environment; SMD system; arc process; arc welding robot control; automatic controller; innovative method; layer-by-layer deposition technique; metal objects manufacturing; modular software interface; robotic arc welding; shaped metal deposition plant; Metals; Process control; Sensors; Voltage control; Welding; Wire; Arc welding control; Labview software interface; control; shaped metal deposition (SMD);
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIE.2011.2114311