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Título: | Implementation of a robot control architecture for additive manufacturing applications | Autor: | Ribeiro, Filipe Monteiro Silva, Joaquim Norberto Cardoso Pires da Azar, Amin S. |
Palavras-chave: | Robotics; Additive manufacturing; Additive manufacturing simulation | Data: | 2019 | Editora: | Emerald Publishing Limited | Título da revista, periódico, livro ou evento: | Industrial Robot: The International Journal of Robotics Research and Application | Volume: | 46 | Número: | 1 | Resumo: | Purpose – Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have recently turned into a mainstream production method in many industries. The adoption of new manufacturing scenarios led to the necessity of cross-disciplinary developments by combining several fields such as materials, robotics and computer programming. This paper aims to describe an innovative solution for implementing robotic simulation for AM experiments using a robot cell, which is controlled through a system control application (SCA). Design/methodology/approach – For this purpose, the emulation of the AM tasks was executed by creating a robot working station in RoboDK software, which is responsible for the automatic administration of additive tasks. This is done by interpreting gcode from the Slic3r software environment. Posteriorly, all the SCA and relevant graphical user interface (GUI) were developed in Python to control the AM tasks from the RoboDK software environment. As an extra feature, Slic3r was embedded in the SCA to enable the generation of gcode automatically, without using the original user interface of the software. To sum up, this paper adds a new insight in the field of AM as it demonstrates the possibility of simulating and controlling AM tasks into a robot station. Findings – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the AM field by introducing and implementing an SCA capable of executing/simulating robotic AM tasks. It also shows how an advanced user can integrate advanced simulation technologies with a real AM system, creating in this way a powerful system for R&D and operational manufacturing tasks. As demonstrated, the creation of the AM environment was only possible by using the RoboDk software that allows the creation of a robot working station and its main operations. Originality/value – Although the AM simulation was satisfactory, it was necessary to develop an SCA capable of controlling the whole simulation through simple commands instructed by users. As described in this work, the development of SCA was entirely implemented in Python by using official libraries. The solution was presented in the form of an application capable of controlling the AM operation through a server/client socket connection. In summary, a system architecture that is capable of controlling an AM simulation was presented. Moreover, implementation of commands in a simple GUI was shown as a step forward in implementation of modern AM process controls. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/92023 | ISSN: | 0143-991X | DOI: | 10.1108/IR-11-2018-0226 | Direitos: | embargoedAccess |
Aparece nas coleções: | FCTUC Eng.Mecânica - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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