Method for processing a workpiece using a robot
Assignee3D.aero GmbH
InventorsSönke BAHR, Razvan-Andrei DRAGHICI, Michael ERNST, Martin HARNISCH
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method for processing workpieces, in particular by painting, using a robot to simplify planning of the robot path or to make it fully automatic. The method can be used individually and together particularly advantageously. For example, not only can a painting strategy developed on at least one sample workpiece be transferred in a specifically adapted form to a large number of workpieces or workpiece sections of the same shape without having to position the workpieces exactly the same, but also deviations in the assembly of individual workpiece sections can be compensated.
Claims25
A method for processing at least one workpiece wherein at least two surface sections of the workpiece are classified by a neural network into at least one classification and, based on the classification, a predetermined painting strategy is selected for each surface section of the at least two surface sections and used to generate a robot path, wherein the classification distinguishes at least between flat bodies and solid bodies on the one hand, and between closed bodies or those with recesses on the other.
A method for processing a plurality of identically shaped workpieces, wherein a data processing system generates a plurality of path sections for a first set of object surfaces or combines a plurality of path sections for a first set of object surfaces into a preliminary continuous motion path, and a real or virtual robot is used to paint really or virtually by the robot, and for a second set of object surfaces that is smaller than the first set, at least one continuous manual motion path is generated by manually controlling a virtual or real robot or by manually drawing of at least one continuous manual motion path;
- wherein an at least one manually motion path is used to supplement an automatically generated path segments or the at least one continuous motion path or to replace a part of the automatically generated path segments or at least one continuous motion path, wherein at least two connection points are selected in the automatically generated path sections or the at least one continuous motion path;
- and
- a continuous robot path is determined which contains a non-replaced automatically generated path sections or parts of the at least one continuous motion path and the at least one manually generated motion path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.