Robot program generation for robotic processes

    公开(公告)号:US10427300B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US14650112

    申请日:2013-12-06

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: A system for generating a path to be followed by a robot used to perform a process on a workpiece has a computing device that has program code for operating the robot and obtaining information related to the workpiece and a vision system that scans the workpiece to obtain images thereof that are provided to the computing device. The computing device processes the images to obtain geometric information about the workpiece that the computing device uses in combination with process related reference parameters stored in the computing device to generate program code for a path to be followed by the robot to perform the process on the workpiece. The computing device also includes code configured to verify for quality the generated program code for the path to be followed by the robot to perform the process on the workpiece.

    ROBOTIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20170351245A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-07

    申请号:US15687201

    申请日:2017-08-25

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment is a method comprising generating robot control code from one or more files including part geometry parameters, material addition parameters, and robot system parameters. The robot control code includes instructions to control position and material output of an additive manufacturing tool adjustable over six degrees of freedom. The method includes simulating execution of the robot control code to generate a virtual part file including virtual part geometry parameters and material addition parameters, analyzing the virtual part geometry parameters and material addition parameters relative to the one or more files, and executing the robot control code with the controller to produce the part with robot system if the analyzing indicates that the virtual part satisfies one or more conditions.

    3D segmentation for robotic applications

    公开(公告)号:US10682764B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15663783

    申请日:2017-07-30

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: A robotic system includes a robot having an associated workspace; a vision sensor constructed to obtain a 3D image of a robot scene including a workpiece located in the workspace; and a control system communicatively coupled to the vision sensor and to the robot. The control system is configured to execute program instructions to filter the image by segmenting the image into a first image portion containing substantially only a region of interest within the robot scene, and a second image portion containing the balance of the robot scene outside the region of interest; and by storing image data associated with the first image portion. The control system is operative to control movement of the robot to perform work, on the workpiece based on the image data associated with the first image portion.

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