The paper deals with inverse transformation of coordinates for robotic manipulators with high payload capacity that are widely used in welding applications. Such manipulators are usually equipped with 3 d.o.f. offset ...
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(纸本)0080429300
The paper deals with inverse transformation of coordinates for robotic manipulators with high payload capacity that are widely used in welding applications. Such manipulators are usually equipped with 3 d.o.f. offset wrists or 2 d.o.f reduced wrists that do not satisfy Pieper condition that ensure existence of inverse kinematics closed-form solution. Two reliable iterative algorithms are proposed to salve the problem in real time. The proposed algorithms have been implemented in commercial robot controllers and software packages for computer-aided design of welding robotic cells.
The internet, widely available throughout the world, can be used to control robots, machine tools, and other mechanisms. This paper will describe a low-cost virtual collaborative environment (VCE) which will connect u...
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(纸本)0819423149
The internet, widely available throughout the world, can be used to control robots, machine tools, and other mechanisms. This paper will describe a low-cost virtual collaborative environment (VCE) which will connect users with distant equipment. The system is based on PC technology, and incorporates off-line-programming with on-line execution. A remote user programs the system graphically and simulates the motions and actions of the mechanism until satisfied with the functionality of the program. The program is then transferred from the remote site to the local site where the real equipment exists. At the local site, the simulation is run again to check the program from a safety standpoint. Then, the local user runs the program on the real equipment. During execution, a camera in the real workspace provides an image back to the remote user through a teleconferencing system. The system costs approximately $12.5K, and represents a low-cost alternative to the Sandia National Laboratories VCE.
The paper deals with inverse transformation of coordinates for robotic manipulators with high payload capacity that are widely used in welding applications. Such manipulators are usually equipped with 3 d.o.f. offset ...
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The paper deals with inverse transformation of coordinates for robotic manipulators with high payload capacity that are widely used in welding applications. Such manipulators are usually equipped with 3 d.o.f. offset wrists or 2 d.o.f reduced wrists that do not satisfy Pieper condition that ensure existence of inverse kinematics closed-form solution. Two reliable iterative algorithms are proposed to solve the problem in real time. The proposed algorithms have been implemented in commercial robot controllers and software packages for computer-aided design of welding robotic cells.
Automated methods are developed to classify a robot's kinematic type and select an appropriate library inverse-kinematic solution based on this classification. These methods automatically generate Denavit-Hartenbe...
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Automated methods are developed to classify a robot's kinematic type and select an appropriate library inverse-kinematic solution based on this classification. These methods automatically generate Denavit-Hartenberg joint frame parameters, given any frame representation that can mathematically be represented as a homogeneous transformation. To reduce the number of closed-form inverse-kinematics solutions required for a broad class of serial robots, additional methods account for differences in robot zero state, base frame location, and joint polarity. Further generalization results from using joint frame decoupling to map lower degree-of-freedom robots into the inverse-kinematics solutions of higher degree-of-freedom robots.
off-line programming techniques for artificial vision systems attempt to exploit existing databases. Sparing the reference image of a real part, the learning process is essentially based on 3D geometrical models, litt...
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off-line programming techniques for artificial vision systems attempt to exploit existing databases. Sparing the reference image of a real part, the learning process is essentially based on 3D geometrical models, little adapted to image analysis. We suggest an intermediate description using spatial outlines, including global and local data. The former eliminate a large number of potential cases and the latter ensure the validity of the remaining solutions. This is a composite approach for the pattern matching process. The learning phase supplies us with a vision-oriented description obtained from a CAD model. inversely, during the recognition phase, a CAD-oriented description is extracted from an image sequence. Tested on polyhedric samples and applied in the robotic field, this description has proved to be simple, robust and precise for part identification and localization using monocular vision.
The aspects of automation technology in industrial one-of-a-kind manufacturing are discussed. An approach to improve the quality and cost relation is developed and an overview of an 3D- vision supported automation sys...
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(纸本)0819419524
The aspects of automation technology in industrial one-of-a-kind manufacturing are discussed. An approach to improve the quality and cost relation is developed and an overview of an 3D- vision supported automation system is given. This system is based on an active vision sensor for 3D-geometry feedback. Its measurement principle, the coded light approach, is explained. The experimental environment for the technical validation of the automation approach is demonstrated, where robot based processes (assembly, arc welding and flame cutting) are graphically simulated and off-line programmed. A typical process sequence for automated one- of-a-kind manufacturing is described. The results of this research development are applied to a project on the automated disassembling of car parts for recycling using industrial robots.
In the main, the current control method for underwater manipulators involves a master-slave robot configuration combined with visual feedback provided by closed-circuit TV from a number of ROV mounted cameras. In orde...
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In the main, the current control method for underwater manipulators involves a master-slave robot configuration combined with visual feedback provided by closed-circuit TV from a number of ROV mounted cameras. In order to overcome the various drawbacks of this system, a new method of both control and feedback, utilising simulation software developed for off-line programming, is currently under development at Cranfield. This paper describes these new methods, and summarises the need for them and their inherent advantages over current technology. It also includes a description of the first stages of their development and the evaluation experiments which were used to judge the feasibility of the continuance of the project.
This paper presents a method for fast and reliable collision detection in complex production cells which is part of the PC-based robot off-line programming system of the University of Siegen (Ropsus). The cell objects...
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This paper presents a method for fast and reliable collision detection in complex production cells which is part of the PC-based robot off-line programming system of the University of Siegen (Ropsus). The cell objects are composed of primitive solids. All solids are bounded by orthogonal boxes which can be tested for collision very fast only by checking their vertices. Based on Cameron's S-bound theory an algorithm for preprocessing has been derived which reduces the complexity of the production cell by eliminating most of the collision-free solids very fast, i. e. with time depending linearly on the number of solids.
Tools for simulation and off-line programming became an important means for economic application of industrial robots. Until now the accuracy of the simulations was not sufficiently precise for reliable down-load and ...
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Tools for simulation and off-line programming became an important means for economic application of industrial robots. Until now the accuracy of the simulations was not sufficiently precise for reliable down-load and execution of the off-line generated programs. A main cause for this was the controller specific motion behaviour of the robots that could not be simulated with sufficent accuracy. The RRS-project was created to overcome this deficite. By defining a suitable interface, it was made possible to integrate original controller software for motion behaviour into off-line programming systems.
The automotive industry uses mainly on-lineprogramming, i.e. teach-in programming, of welding and bonding robots for path planning purposes. This programming method is very time-consuming and expensive, and short-ter...
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The automotive industry uses mainly on-lineprogramming, i.e. teach-in programming, of welding and bonding robots for path planning purposes. This programming method is very time-consuming and expensive, and short-term program modifications cannot be easily performed. Computer-aided simulation of the working program and subsequent off-line programming seems to be one possible solution. Unfortunately, off-line versus on-line programmed paths entail completely different robot performances. As robot manufacturers are unable to provide data on the off-line path accuracy of their products, this type of programming is not suited for practical operation. This problem will be discussed on the basis of directive VDI 2861, and for the first time results of off-line and on-line path measurements will be compared.
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