SPRAY PLUME POSITION FEEDBACK FOR ROBOTIC MOTION TO OPTIMIZE COATING QUALITY, EFFICIENCY, AND REPEATABILITY

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thermal spray system for proper coating upon thermal spray coating.SOLUTION: A thermal spray system 100 can include: a thermal spray torch 110 configured to produce an emission of a material; at least one camera 121, 123 configured to capture an image of the emission of the material emitted by the thermal spray torch; a diagnostic device 125 communicatively coupled to the at least one camera; and a controller 113 communicatively coupled to the diagnostic device. The camera 121, 123 may be configured to transmit an image of the emission of the material to a diagnostic device 125 that may be configured to determine a characteristic of the emission of the material based on the image. The diagnostic device 125 may transmit the characteristic to the controller 113 that may control a position of the thermal spray torch 110 based on the characteristic.