Method for determining spraying parameters for a paint spraying unit

US6507803B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• ABB RESEARCH LTD. · CH

Inventors

• Dietmar Eickmeyer · Ladenburg, DE
• Gunter Borner · Radevormwald, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 31, 2000
• Grant date: Jan 14, 2003
• Expiry date: Oct 27, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B05B12/00
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for determining spraying parameters that are suitable as input values for a paint spraying unit that can electrostatically charge a liquid paint. In this case, at least one artificial neural network is used to determine the spraying parameters, an output of such a neural network being available for each spraying parameter. A suitable number of real measured values are fed to the one neural network or a plurality of neural networks as input values, initially in a learning phase. The measured values further contain associated real spraying parameters in addition to a paint thickness distribution in the form of discrete values. Input values are fed to the one neural network or a plurality of neural networks in the application phase. The input values being the result of an analysis of the paint thickness distribution of a targeted, that is to say prescribed, spraying result.