THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CAD-BASED OFF-LINE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC SPRAY-GLAZING APPLICATIONS IS DESCRIBED. THIS SYSTEM CAN LEAD TO PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND MATERIAL SAVINGS IN THE SPRAY GLAZING PROCESS, WHILE REDUCING JOB MONOTONY AND MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS. THE SYSTEM ALGORITHMS ACCESS A GEOMETRIC MODEL OF PARTS IN A CAD SYSTEM. USING THE PARAMETERS OF THE SPRAY-GLAZING PROCESS, IT GENERATES THE ROBOTIC SPRAY GUN PATH. PATH PLANNING RESULTS ARE VERIFIED USING GRAPHIC SIMULATION SOFTWARE. AN INTERFACE FOR DOWNLOADING THE RESULTING ROBOT PROGRAM TO THE SPRAY GLAZING ROBOT CONTROLLER WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPED.
| Number of Pages : | 9 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
