Robotic Welding and Inspection System

Conference · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008

OSTI ID:969506

Smartt, H B; Pace, D P; Larsen, E D; McJunkin, T R; Nichol, C I; Clark, D E; Skinner, K L; Clark, M L; Kaser, T G; Tolle, C R

This paper presents a robotic system for GTA welding of lids on cylindrical vessels. The system consists of an articulated robot arm, a rotating positioner, end effectors for welding, grinding, ultrasonic and eddy current inspection. Features include weld viewing cameras, modular software, and text-based procedural files for process and motion trajectories.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 969506
• Report Number(s): INL/CON-08-14897; TRN: US201001%%819
• Resource Relation: Conference: Trends in Welding Research, 8th International Conference,Pine Mountain, Georgia USA,06/02/2008,06/05/2008
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
CAMERAS
EDDY CURRENTS
GRINDING
ROBOTS
TRAJECTORIES
ULTRASONIC WAVES
WELDING
design
inspection
robot
welding