摘要 |
The invention relates to a method for guiding a machining head, in particular a laser machining head (10), along a track (23) to be machined, in which a line of light (16) is projected onto the track (23) to be machined, transversely with respect to the latter, at a distance (d) in front of the machining point (14) in the machining direction, in which, from images of the line of light (16) recorded continuously during the machining, the position y(Pn) of the track (23) in front of the machining point (14) is determined, and in which the machining point (14) is aligned with the track (23) as soon as the machining point (14) reaches the respective point (Pn) on the track (23) for which the position y(Pn) of the track (23) was determined. In order to guide the machining point (14), that is to say in particular the focus of a machining laser beam, precisely along the track (23) to be machined, that is to say along a seam or joint to be joined, provision is made for the current machining speed at which the machining point (14) is guided along the track (23) to be machined to be measured, and that, from the distance (d) of the line of light (16) from the machining point (14) and the current machining speed, the time at which the machining point reaches the respective point (Pn) of the track (23) is determined. |