DE3270135D1 - Improved sensing and welding arrangements for manipulator welding apparatus - Google Patents

Improved sensing and welding arrangements for manipulator welding apparatus

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DE3270135D1
DE3270135D1 DE8282305076T DE3270135T DE3270135D1 DE 3270135 D1 DE3270135 D1 DE 3270135D1 DE 8282305076 T DE8282305076 T DE 8282305076T DE 3270135 T DE3270135 T DE 3270135T DE 3270135 D1 DE3270135 D1 DE 3270135D1
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welding
arrangements
manipulator
improved sensing
welding apparatus
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Ichiro Masaki
Bert H Shulman
Robert R Gorman
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Unimation Inc
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Unimation Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
    • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
    • G05B19/42—Recording and playback systems, i.e. in which the programme is recorded from a cycle of operations, e.g. the cycle of operations being manually controlled, after which this record is played back on the same machine
    • G05B19/425—Teaching successive positions by numerical control, i.e. commands being entered to control the positioning servo of the tool head or end effector
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/12—Automatic feeding or moving of electrodes or work for spot or seam welding or cutting
    • B23K9/127—Means for tracking lines during arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/1272—Geometry oriented, e.g. beam optical trading
    • B23K9/1274—Using non-contact, optical means, e.g. laser means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J19/00—Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewing; Safety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
    • B25J19/02—Sensing devices
    • B25J19/021—Optical sensing devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J19/00—Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewing; Safety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
    • B25J19/02—Sensing devices
    • B25J19/021—Optical sensing devices
    • B25J19/025—Optical sensing devices including optical fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/36—Nc in input of data, input key till input tape
    • G05B2219/36417—Programmed coarse position, fine position by alignment, follow line, path adaptive
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/36—Nc in input of data, input key till input tape
    • G05B2219/36471—Recording speed different from playback speed
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/37—Measurements
    • G05B2219/37572—Camera, tv, vision
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/39—Robotics, robotics to robotics hand
    • G05B2219/39468—Changeable hand, tool, code carrier, detector
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/45—Nc applications
    • G05B2219/45135—Welding

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Robotics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Geometry (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Manipulator (AREA)
DE8282305076T 1981-09-30 1982-09-27 Improved sensing and welding arrangements for manipulator welding apparatus Expired DE3270135D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US06/307,174 US4492847A (en) 1981-09-30 1981-09-30 Manipulator welding apparatus with sensing arrangements for weld slam tracking

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US (1) US4492847A (de)
EP (2) EP0134045B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS5874283A (de)
CA (1) CA1193332A (de)
DE (1) DE3270135D1 (de)

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EP0077140B1 (de) 1986-03-26
EP0134045A1 (de) 1985-03-13
EP0134045B1 (de) 1987-07-22
JPS5874283A (ja) 1983-05-04
CA1193332A (en) 1985-09-10
EP0077140A1 (de) 1983-04-20
US4492847A (en) 1985-01-08

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