Robot use for milling spatial surfaces

Abstract

Predstavili smo postopek in praktično uporabo industrijskega 6-osnega robota KUKA KR 150 L150 za izdelavo prostorskih površin, natančneje za izdelavo ladijskega trupa. Pri tem smo uporabili programsko opremo SolidWorks in SolidCAM ter KUKA.Sim Pro in KUKA.CAMRob. Za surovino pri rezkanju smo uporabili polistirensko peno, znano tudi pod imenom "stirodur". Med procesom simulacije rezkanja se je pokazala okornost programske opreme, saj je ta zvrst obdelave še v povojih. Dokazali smo, da je možno z robotom izrezkati poljubne prostorske površine. Predvidevamo, da se bo z izboljšanjem prilagodljivosti programske opreme tovrstna obdelava mehkejših kovin, kompozitov in lesa v prihodnosti še povečala.We have presented a practical procedure of milling spatial surfaces with 6- axis industrial robot KUKA KR 150 L150 for the production of sail hulls in particular. We used software as SolidWorks, SolidCAM and KUKA.SimPro, KUKA.CAMRob. Polystyrene foam material, also known as "stirodur", was used as stock model. During the milling process, simulation showed the clumsiness of software, since this type of machining is still to be developed. We proved that the robot can mill any kind of spatial surface and assume that by improving the flexibility of the software, the processing of softer metals, composites and wood could increase in future

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