Autonomous welding robots
AssigneePath Robotics, Inc.
InventorsAlexander James Lonsberry, Andrew Gordon Lonsberry, Nima Ajam Gard, Colin Bunker, Carlos Fabian Benitez Quiroz, Madhavun Candadai Vasu
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Abstract
In some examples, an autonomous robotic welding system comprises a workspace including a part having a seam, a sensor configured to capture multiple images within the workspace, a robot configured to lay weld along the seam, and a controller. The controller is configured to identify the seam on the part in the workspace based on the multiple images, plan a path for the robot to follow when welding the seam, the path including multiple different configurations of the robot, and instruct the robot to weld the seam according to the planned path.
Claims13
A robotic welding system, comprising:
- one or more sensors configured to scan a first part and a second part positioned within a manufacturing workspace to form a seam to be welded using a welding tool coupled to a robotic arm;
- and
- a controller comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing logic configured to be executed by a processor, the logic being configured to cause the processor to:
- receive a set of welding parameters and at least one computer aided design model (CAD model) of the first part and the second part in the non-transitory computer-readable medium;
- instruct the one or more sensors to scan the manufacturing workspace;
- generate a representation of the first part and the second part in the manufacturing workspace based upon data received from the one or more sensors;
- perform a registration process based upon the CAD model and the representation to determine an actual location of the seam in the manufacturing workspace;
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- instruct a user interface to display the seam, the representation, and/or the CAD model.
A controller for a robotic welding system, comprising one or more sensors configured to scan a first part and a second part positioned within a manufacturing workspace to form a seam to be welded using a welding tool coupled to a robotic arm, the controller comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing logic configured to be executed by a processor, the logic being configured to cause the processor to:
- receive a set of welding parameters and at least one computer aided design model (CAD model) of the first part and the second part in the non-transitory computer-readable medium;
- instruct the one or more sensors to scan the manufacturing workspace;
- generate a representation of the first part and the second part in the manufacturing workspace based upon data received from the one or more sensors;
- perform a registration process based upon the CAD model and the representation to determine an actual location of the seam in the manufacturing workspace;
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- instruct a user interface to display the seam, the representation, and/or the CAD model.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.