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ARC WELDING ADAPTIVE LASER VISION
Kawasaki Robotics has integrated our arc welding robot with a structured laser light camera technology. The Adaptive Laser Vision System provides the Kawasaki Arc Welding Robot with position and weld joint attribute information never before available in a user friendly and functional package. Part Finding, Seam Finding, Seam Tracking and Adaptive Process Control permit robot welding applications never before possible.

A "Production Hardened" laser camera is mounted to the robot next to the welding torch. This permits the robot to"see" weld joints, edges, holes or other geometry. With this vision information fed into the Kawasaki Robot Control a variety of powerful capabilities are created. Weld starts and ends can be found, skip welds can be located with the welds adaptively controlled, and continuous welds can be tracked with the weld process and weave parameters optimized in real time.

Specifications
Camera Performance: Field of View: 60 or 90 mm
Cooling: Water or Air
Spatter Protection: Fixed Shield or Doors
Smoke Protection:
Laminar Gas FLow & Lens Change
Scan Rate: 20 HZ and 60 HZ
Laser Type: Diffused or Scanning
Laser Power:
Class IIIB (No operator protection required)
Recognition:
Standard Weld Joints & Custom Geometry
System Performance:
Tracking Speed: over 2.5m/m (100 IPM)
Program Functions:
Vision Joint Selection
Laser Tracking (LT)
Seam Start Detect
Seam Start Offset
Seam End Offset
Seam Track
Seam Track Bias
Adaptive Process Control
Stationary Recognition (LSEN)
Scan Until Recognize (LXAC)
 
BA-KAR Automation, Inc.
1800 G. Industrial Park Dr.
Grand Haven, MI 49417
Tel: 616-850-2675
Fax: 616-850-2676
Cell: 616-638-1247
Email: Manager@Ba-kar.com
 
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Last Modified September 24, 2001
 
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