Nanditha P C and Ganesh M A, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
International Journal of Advanced Information and Communication Technology
Received On : 11 November 2020
Revised On : 31 November 2020
Accepted On : 22 December 2020
Published On : 05 January 2021
Volume 08, Issue 01
Pages : 005-011
Abstract
Welding is a significant industrial application that has been implemented since the early 18th century. The introduction of welding robots in the 19th century resulted in drastic improvements in the field of welding like improving the accuracy of welding, quality of the weld, etc., However, there is no literature which briefs the industry methodology to interface HMI with the industrial robots. In this paper, MOTOMAN AR1440 Industrial Welding Robot is interfaced with the Human Machine Interface (HMI) panel to improve the communication between the machine and the operator. This improves the safety and handling of the robot. The robot trajectory is taught using a teach pendant and the HMI panel is designed to control the robot. The robot and the HMI panel are interfaced via Ethernet communication. Thus, the main objective of this paper is to brief an industry methodology to interface an AR1440 robot with an HMI panel for arc welding application thereby, improving the communication between the machine and the worker.
Keywords
Human Machine Interface, MOTOMAN AR1440 robot, Robotic welding, Pendant programming.
Cite this article
Nanditha P C and Ganesh M A, “Methodology for Human Robot Interface in Arc Welding Operation - An Industry Case study, ” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, pp. 005-011, January. 2021.
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