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Automatic Robotic Spray Painting of Low Volume High Variant Parts PDF
Automatic Robotic Spray Painting of Low Volume High Variant Parts PDF
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G.Vasumathi, 2S.Elakkiya
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Assistant Professor, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, BIST, BIHER, Bharath University, Chennai-73
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UG Student, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, BIST, BIHER, Bharath University, Chennai-73
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vasumathi.mechatronics@bharathuniv.ac.in
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The specification of elementary geometry types is Schematic drawing of part measurement Using the sheet
based on the observed part geometries and on the of light system of IVP, Sweden. Often several parts are
constraints of the painting process. The idea is to detect mounted on frames or skids .In this case a scan of the
elementary geometries that can be linked to specific frame/skid is taken and Subtracted from the final
process model, that is a model for the painting process of image[15,16]. Figure 5 shows an Example for a part
this elementary geometry[12,13]. For example, the measured with frame and the part Data automatically
geometry "flat surface" can be painted with a simple extracted. For every part detected All other processing
pattern of straight paint strokes. More complex geometric steps are performed individually. Finally, if parts are
shapes, such as cavities or ribs, need specific painting close to each other, larger robot Painting motions are
strategies: [21]spraying into the cavity and painting obtained by painting several Parts with one stroke[17,18].
parallel to the rib orientation, respectively[14].
The elementary geometry types are defined in the
Geometry Library and related to the process
Knowledge, which is specified in the Procedure
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Are locally lower (in the sense of an outward surface surroundings. It uses a simplified solid model(a convex
Normal) than a surrounding rim.[35] The challenge is to hull approximation) of the part to include The work piece
Develop a robust procedure to handle noise and into collision avoidance. This Simplified geometry
Shadows of the range data.[36] The rim of the cavity is model, frame and paint paths
detected with accuracy in the range of the resolution. By
using interpolation. Points the discovered cavities also
include potential Areas of sensor shadow. This is
important to detect. The full cavity region for the painting
process. The Cavity is then represented as a mesh that
covers the Opening of the cavity[22]. It shows the
misrepresentation of the complete part. The opening
2.3 Paint Planner
In the next process step the painting trajectory for the
Spray gun is calculated for each of the elementary 4. Experimental Results
Geometries. Neighboring paint strokes are fused to The system is already implemented as a prototype and
Obtain longer and smoother trajectories.[24] The final has been tested in ABB's technical center in Eichen,
Result is a [11] complete paint path for the spray gun. Germany (see Figure 4).
The module "Generate Painting Trajectory", shown in The purpose of this experiment was to prove the
Figure 2, specifies a trajectory of the spray gun, Which basic system concept. It was realized that process quality
satisfies the desired paint quality [23]. In this Module has to be optimized by establishing validated painting
only spray gun motions are considered in Relation to procedures for the individual geometric primitives [25].
process quality. No restrictions of robots.Are made and The painting procedures [38] used was not established by
collisions between the spray gun and its surroundings are preceding experiments. Since the surface was scanned
not considered.[37] The module uses the Geometry only from one side of the part it was only possible to
Library and the Procedure Library in order to plan this perform automatic spray painting of the scanned surface.
trajectory.
Painting that particular type of geometric primitive.
The painting procedure specifies how to apply spray Gun
motions to the surfaces in order to achieve a Satisfactory
process quality.[14] The Procedure Library is Established
through experimental work[29].
The basic idea is to enable planning of paint strokes
That continues throughout the [30] parts even though
Different geometric primitives must be covered along 5. Conclusions and Outlook
Each virtual surface represents only one.Type of An approach to automatically spray paint families of
geometric primitive and the same painting. Procedures Unknown parts has been presented.[39] The approach
can [26] be therefore used for the entire part Surface. In uses a sensing cell in front of the painting cell, where the
case different geometric primitives are Present along the part geometry is acquired. From the part geometry
surface, [13]t he system will attempt to Establish process-relevant [10]features are extracted and
continuous spray gun motions covering Virtual surfaces, Corresponding paint routines are found and grouped To
which are in continuation of each Other.[31-34] obtain optimal painting trajectories. Finally a Collision-
free robot path and an executable robot Program are
3.4 Automatic Generation Of Collision-Free generated.[40-43]
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