Visual Seam Tracking Sensor for Welding Robots.

Three Dimension Curve Welding Seam Modeling for Seam Tracking

A novel modeling method for 3D curve welding seam is presented in this paper based on a welding robot for large workpiece. The 3D curve welding seam tracking is implemented by macro and micro motion which can control translational motion of torch in a large range and implement accurate seam tracking in small range. As such, the self-teaching seam model and real-time seam model are established t...

Seam Tracking of Intelligent Arc Welding Robot

Intelligent welding robots obtain a good quality of the welding results. Research on automatic and intelligent control of Arc welding is an important means for ensuring weld quality, raising productivity, and improving labor conditions. Despite its widespread use in the various manufacturing industries, the full automation of the robotic welding has not yet been achieved partly because mathemat...

Survey of Robotic Seam Tracking Systems for Arc Welding

Seam Tracking for Laser Welding with an Industrial Robot

Because of their construction and flexibility, industrial robots are suitable to be used, with a laser source and an optical fiber, for laser welding of 3D products. However, the positioning accuracy of robots are insufficient for laser welding. Also the product and clamping tolerances are too wide for laser welding. These problems can be solved by applying sensors, which measure the location o...

Robot-sensor synchronization for real-time seam-tracking in robotic laser welding

The accuracy requirements of laser welding put high demands on the manipulator that is used. To use industrial six-axis robots for manipulating the laser welding optics, sensors measuring the seam trajectory close to the focal spot are required to meet the accuracy demands. When the measurements are taken while the robot is moving, it is essential that they are synchronized with the robot motio...