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Control unit and control method for robot used for arc welding

US5812408A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 1995
Grant dateSep 22, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/45104
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A welding voltage value Vf and a welding current value If are respectively monitored by a detector during execution of arc welding in accordance with a robot operation program, indexes are calculated which show how far the monitored values Vf and If are deviated from a command welding voltage value Vc and a command welding current value Ic specified in the operation program, and it is decided that there is a possibility of occurrence of a defective weld in arc welding under execution, when the calculated index exceeds a preset threshold value. Then, the data for arc-welding execution conditions and execution results are cumulatively stored in a defective weld history data area provided in a memory in accordance with the line number and the statement of the line in the operation program for each line constituting the program, and the cumulatively-stored data is displayed on a screen.

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