A Singleton Type-1 Fuzzy Logic Controller for On-Line Error Compensation During Robotic Welding

Authors

  • Ignacio Davila COMIMSA - Posgrado Interinstitucional en Ciencia y Tecnologia (PICYT) Ciencia y Tecnologia No 790 Col. Saltillo 400, C.P. 25290 Saltillo, Coahuila. Mexico.
  • Ismael Lopez-Juarez Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Group Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV) Av. Ind. Metalurgica 1062, P. Ind. Saltillo-Ramos Arizpe, C.P. 25900 Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico *Corresponding author:
  • Gerardo Maximiliano Mendez Instituto Tecnologico de Nuevo Leon (ITNL) Av. Eloy Cavazos 2001 Col. Tolteca, C.P. 67175 Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
  • Roman Osorio-Comparan Instituto de Investigaciones en Matematicas Aplicadas y Sistemas Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) Circuito Escolar S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoací¡n, C.P. 04510, Mexico City
  • Gaston Lefranc Escuela de Ingenieria Electrica Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso Avda Brasil 2950, Valparaí­so, Chile 2430000
  • Claudio Cubillos Escuela Ingenieria Informatica Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso Avda Brasil 2950, Valparaí­so, Chile 2430000

Keywords:

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), industrial robotics, artificial vision, robot path control, fuzzy logic

Abstract

During robot welding operations in the manufacturing industry there is a need to modify on-line the welding path due to a mismatch in the position of the components to be welded. These positioning errors are due to multiple factors such as ageing of the components in the conveyor system, clamp fixtures, disturbances, etc. Therefore, robot reprogramming is needed which requires a stop in the production line and consequently an increment in production costs. This article is an extension of [1]a and presents an alternative solution to this problem that involves the use of structured lighting using a low-cost laser beam, a CMOS camera and a Gaussian singleton fuzzy logic controller. To validate the proposed control system, a robotic cell was designed using an industrial KUKA KR16 robot for welding metallic plates. The method was evaluated experimentally under lateral and vertical positioning errors.

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Published

2017-02-28

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