Methods and apparatus to train a robotic welding system to perform welding
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorCraig Steven Knoener
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Abstract
An example robotic welding system includes: one or more sensors configured to determine a physical position and orientation of a welding tool with respect to a reference frame; and a processor configured to: communicatively connect to a welding-type power supply; during a welding operation performed using the welding tool: track the physical position and orientation of the welding tool within the reference frame; and monitor at least one of an input or an output of the welding-type power supply; and generate a robotic welding procedure based on the tracked physical position and orientation of the welding tool and based on the at least one monitored input or monitored output of the welding-type power supply.
Claims21
A robotic welding system, comprising:
- one or more sensors configured to determine a physical position and orientation of a welding tool with respect to a reference frame;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- communicatively connect to a welding-type power supply;
- during a welding operation performed using the welding tool:
- track the physical position and orientation of the welding tool within the reference frame;
- and
- monitor at least one of an input or an output of the welding-type power supply;
- and
- generate a robotic welding procedure based on the tracked physical position and orientation of the welding tool and based on the at least one monitored input or monitored output of the welding-type power supply.
A method to train a robotic welding system, the method comprising:
- configuring, using one or more sensors, a reference frame based on a predetermined component of a robotic welding system;
- determining, using the one or more sensors, a physical position and orientation of a welding tool with respect to the reference frame;
- tracking, using the one or more sensors and a processor, the physical position and orientation of the welding tool within the reference frame during a welding operation performed using the welding tool;
- monitoring, using the processor, at least one of an input or an output of the welding-type power supply;
- and
- generating, using the processor, a robotic welding procedure based on the tracked physical position and orientation of the welding tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.