Vision-guided Robots Speed Sheet Metal Cutting

摘要

Positioning accuracy is critical when using robot-assisted systems to fabricate large irregular sheets of metal. In many cases, these metal sheets are large and heavy but still need to be positioned accurately before cutting can commence. Since robot-assisted cutting systems operate in a preprogrammed fashion, the edges of these sheets must be presented to such systems in a perfectly aligned fashion so that any cuts are accurately formed.rnTo meet these requirements, Severt Robotertechnik , a systems supplier of robotic systems for the automotive industry, called on Sensor Control to provide a vision-guided robotic system. According to Robert Hogarth of Sensor Control, the system was required to decrease the production time required to fabricate cut sheet metal parts as well as lower any possible rework costs.