Name
Abstract | ||
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present a new closed-loop radiative robotic paint curing process that could replace less efficient and bulky convection-based paint curing processes in automotive manufacturing.Design/methodology/approach - The proposed robotic paint curing processes uses an Ultraviolet LED panel for a heat source, an infra-red camera for non-contact thermal signature feedback of cure level, and a robot control strategy that incorporates the cure-level information in an inverse dynamics control of the robotic manipulator. To demonstrate the advantage of the closed-loop process in improving cure uniformity, detailed models and discussions of the irradiation process, the robotics and the control strategy are presented.Findings - A simulation-based comparison of the closed-loop robotic curing with the open-loop robotic curing clearly shows the benefits of using thermal signature feedback in improving cure level uniformity.Originality/value - This is a new approach proposed to exploit immerging technology and improve the efficiency of energy use in an automotive manufacturing process without sacrificing product quality. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2009 | 10.1108/01439910910957165 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Robotics, Control technology, Paints, Infra-red devices, Sensors | Robot control,Curing (chemistry),Simulation,Scheduling (production processes),Control engineering,Artificial intelligence,Engineering,Curing (food preservation),Inverse dynamics,Automotive paint,Robotics,Automotive industry | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
36 | 4 | 0143-991X |
Citations | PageRank | References |
3 | 0.63 | 0 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeng Fan | 1 | 4 | 1.65 |
| Beshah Ayalew | 2 | 56 | 12.79 |
| M. Omar | 3 | 14 | 3.51 |