Open AccessFlexible Robot Programming using Solid Edge’s “Alternative Assemblies”
Author(s) -
Norman Urs Baier,
Joel Costan Zovi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
athens journal of technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2407-9995
pISSN - 2241-8237
DOI - 10.30958/ajte.9-1-1
Subject(s) - cad , robot , task (project management) , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , computer science , engineering drawing , software , tree (set theory) , computer aided design , manufacturing engineering , engineering , systems engineering , artificial intelligence , operating system , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Many assembly processes in small and medium-sized enterprises are still performed by human labour. One reason for this is the need for another expert to program the robot, which would simply not fit into the company structure. To address this issue a solution is developed, which allows to program the robot directly out of the CAD software. The positions of the parts are read out of the CAD file. Specific assembly instructions have to be given by the assembly developer and integrated in the tree structure of the CAD. To avoid collisions and ensure correct insertion angles, additional waypoints are given by alternate assemblies, a functionality within Solid Edge to create and use variations of an assembly. Keywords: assembly, task planning, intelligent and flexible manufacturing, CAD