Automated offline programming for robotic welding system with high degree of freedoms

Authors

Zengxi Pan, University of WollongongFollow
Joseph Polden, University of WollongongFollow
Nathan P. Larkin, University of WollongongFollow
Stephen van Duin, University of WollongongFollow
John Norrish, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

43972

Publication Details

Pan, Z., Polden, J., Larkin, N. P., van Duin, S. & Norrish, J. (2012). Automated offline programming for robotic welding system with high degree of freedoms. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 121 685-692.

Abstract

Although robotics based flexible automation is an intriguing prospect for small to median enterprises in the era of the global competition, the complexity of programming remains one of the major hurdles limiting its applications. This paper presents an automated offline programming (AOLP) method to address this issue. AOLP is software that automatically plans and programs for a robotic welding system with high Degree of Freedoms (DOFs). It takes CAD model as input, and is able to generate the complete robotic welding code without any further programming effort.