Design of a Flexible Robotic Arc Welding System. Task 3. Volume 1. System Overview
Abstract
This report represents the 100 percent completion of the technical data package (TDP) for Task III of the Flexible Robotic Arc Welding System. The system design was developed to allow a diverse group of steel weldments to be fixtured, preheated, robotically arc welded manually inspected, repaired, and moved by an automatic guided vehicle throughout the welding system. The system is monitored and operated by a systems computer in a distributed control environment. The two welding robots are individually controlled by their own robotic controller but downloaded from the systems computer depending on the bar coded information that follows the fixtured weldment mounted on universal pallets. The report consists of three volumes of design specifications with a fourth volume of technical supporting information that will be supplied upon specific request only. Welding, Arc welding, Robots, Robotics, Systems engineering, Flexible welding systems, Computer integrated manufacturing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA285116
Entities
People
- Bruce A Buchholz
- Grady Powers
- Larry Cagle
- Mark Kilpatrick
- Martin D. Kline
- Michael A. Paul
- Michael Frazier
- Peter A. Strubhan