[yim320] Welding Robots: Technology, System Issues and Application - Pires

From car manufacturing to the production of niche products, welding is now one of the most widespread and successful applications of industrial robotics.
Welding Robotics: Technology, System Issues and Application is a detailed overview of robotic welding at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The last few years-worth of evolution in robotic welding are described, illustrating their rapid innovations and featuring: Welding Technology; Sensors and Sensing Techniques; Industrial robotic welding systems; and Actual industrial application of modern-day robotic welding techniques.


Content

1.Introduction and Overview
Introduction - Why Robotic Welding and a CAD Programming Interface? - Historical Perspective - Welding - Robotics - Why to Automate Welding? - Example of an SME Based Industrial Robotic System - Are Robots Adapted to Robotic Welding? - Objectives and Outline of the Book
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2.Welding Technology
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) - Introduction - Welding Equipment - Power Sources - Welding Torch - Non-consumable Electrodes - Arc Striking Techniques - Shielding Gas Regulator - Process Parameters - Current - Welding Speed - Arc Length - Shielding Gases - Filler Metals - Electrode Vertex Angle - Cast-to-cast Variation - Process Variants - Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) - Introduction - Welding Equipment - Power Source - Electrode Feed Unit - Welding Torch - Process Parameters - Current - Voltage - Welding Speed - Electrode Extension - Shielding Gas - Electrode Diameter - Process Variants - Laser Beam Welding (LBW) - Introduction - Welding Equipment - Solid-state Lasers - Gas Lasers - Process Parameters - Beam Power and Beam Diameter - Focus Characterization - Travel Speed - Plasma Formation - Welding Gases - Absorptivity - Process Variants - Resistance Spot Welding (RSW) - Introduction - Welding Equipment - Power Sources - Electrodes - Process Parameters - Welding Current and Time - Welding Force - Process Variants - Friction Stir Welding (FSW) - Introduction - Welding Equipment - Process Parameters - Process Variants - Health and Safety
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3. Sensors for Welding Robots
Introduction - Sensors for Technological Parameters - Arc Voltage - Welding Current - Hall Effect Sensor - Current Shunt - Wire Feed Speed - Sensors for Geometrical Parameters - Optical Sensors - Through-arc Sensing - Monitoring - Pulsed GMAW - Synergic Control - Short-circuit GMAW - Spray GMAW - Fault Detection Using Monitoring - Design of a Monitoring System for Quality Control - Monitoring System Development – An Example - Short-circuiting GMAW - Spray GMAW - Discussion
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4.Robotic Welding: System Issues
Introduction - Modeling the Welding Process - Definition and Detection of the Process Parameters - Control of the Welding Process - Knowledge Base - Sensors and Interfaces - Programmable and Flexible Control Facility - Application to Robot Manipulators - Using RPC – Remote Procedure Calls - Using TCP/IP Sockets - Simple Welding Example - Semi-autonomous Manufacturing Systems - Chapter Final Notes
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5.Robotic Welding: Application Examples
Introduction - A Robotic Welding System - Overview of the system - CAD Interface - Weld Panel - Weld Adjust - File Explorer - Robot Control Panel and RPC Server to Receive Events - Test Cases - Test Case 1 – Multi-layer Welding - Test Case 2 – Multiple Welding Paths - Discussion - IO and Memory Remote Access - Software Components - CAD Interface - Parameterization Approach - Code Generation Approach - Low-level Interfaces for Sensors
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6. What’s Next?



# Title : Welding Robots: Technology, System Issues and Application
# Author : J. Norberto Pires (Author), Altino Loureiro (Author), Gunnar Bolmsjö (Author)
# Hardcover: 180 pages
# Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 14, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1852339535
# ISBN-13: 978-1852339531
# Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches

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