Flexible Robot Programming using Solid Edge’s “Alternative Assemblies”

Baier, Norman Urs; Costan Zovi, Joel (2022). Flexible Robot Programming using Solid Edge’s “Alternative Assemblies” Athens Journal of Technology and Engineering, 9(1), pp. 9-24. Athens Institute for Education and Research 10.30958/ajte.9-1-1

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Many assembly processes in small and medium-sized enterprises are still performed by human labour. One reason for this is the need for another expert to program the robot, which would simply not fit into the company structure. To address this issue a solution is developed, which allows to program the robot directly out of the CAD software. The positions of the parts are read out of the CAD file. Specific assembly instructions have to be given by the assembly developer and integrated in the tree structure of the CAD. To avoid collisions and ensure correct insertion angles, additional waypoints are given by alternate assemblies, a functionality within Solid Edge to create and use variations of an assembly.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Engineering and Computer Science > Intelligente industrielle Systeme (I3S) School of Engineering and Computer Science > Intelligente industrielle Systeme (I3S) > I3S / Prozessoptimierung in der Fertigung School of Engineering and Computer Science
Name:	Baier, Norman Urs0000-0003-2868-6414 and Costan Zovi, Joel
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TS Manufactures
ISSN:	2241-8237
Publisher:	Athens Institute for Education and Research
Submitter:	Norman Urs Baier
Date Deposited:	07 Mar 2022 15:49
Last Modified:	26 Jan 2023 17:46
Publisher DOI:	10.30958/ajte.9-1-1
Uncontrolled Keywords:	assembly, task planning, intelligent and flexible manufacturing, CAD
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.16670
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/16670