ADAPTIVE WELDING APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ADAPTIVE WELDING APPARATUS

摘要

An apparatus for adaptive welding is provided. The apparatus includes an arc welding robot having a repositionable arc welding gun. The arc welding robot is configured to position the arc welding gun at a location of a joint formed at an interface of at least a first workpiece and a second workpiece. The apparatus further includes a thermographic imager that is configured to measure a temperature of at least one of the first workpiece and the second workpiece at the location. The apparatus also includes a controller that is in signal communication with the arc welding robot and the thermographic imager. The controller is configured to select a weld schedule for forming a weld at a location based at least in part on the temperature measured with the thermographic imager and a joint profile of the location before the weld is formed.

主权项

1. An adaptive welding apparatus, comprising:
an arc welding robot including a repositionable arc welding gun, the arc welding robot configured to position the arc welding gun at a location of a joint formed at an interface of a first workpiece and a second workpiece; a thermographic imager configured to measure a temperature of at least one of the first workpiece and the second workpiece at the location; and a controller in signal communication with the arc welding robot and the thermographic imager, the controller configured to select a weld schedule for forming a weld at the location based at least in part on the temperature measured with the thermographic imager and a joint profile of the location before the weld is formed.