CAD Based Trajectory Planning for Robotic Polishing Operation

Some typical applications of surface manufacturing are Spray painting, Spray forming, polishing, rapid tooling spray coating, where industrial robots are used. Tool planning for industrial robots in surface manufacturing is a challenging research topic. Typical teaching methods are not affordable anymore because products are subjected to a shorter life, frequent design changes, small lot sizes, and small in-process inventory restriction. An automatic tool planning process is highly desirable for tool trajectory planning of industrial robots. Generating a robot tool trajectory in manufacturing application is a complex task as it involves considering many parameters simultaneously. Tool trajectory estimation for a free form surface by an offline programming methodology for the robot, based on a computer-aided design model of a part, the tool model, task constraints, and optimization criteria is done. This book primarily targeted towards the generation of robot trajectory with minimal time for batch production industries.