Spray plume position feeback for robotic motion to optimize coating quality, efficiency, and repeatability

摘要

A thermal spray system (100) may include a thermal spray torch (110) configured to produce an emission (111) of material, at least one camera (121,123) configured to capture an image of the emission (111) of material emitted by the thermal spray torch (110), a diagnostic device (125) communicatively coupled to the at least one camera (121,123), and a controller (113) communicatively coupled to the diagnostic device. (125) The camera (121,123) may be configured to transmit an image of the emission (111) of material to a diagnostic device (125) that may be configured to determine a characteristic of the emission (111) of material based on the image. The diagnostic device (125) may transmit the characteristic to a controller (113) that may control a position of the thermal spray torch (110) based on the characteristic.