From cad-design to force controlled robot manufacturing

Abstract

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[EN] In today's industry there are many important factors that make a difference between companies. Quality, costs and production time have to be taken into account when it comes to plant scheduling and all of them should be balanced to obtain the best results. One aspect that can help to improve the previous parameters is automation. By introducing automation elements in the factory time is drastically reduced, costs come down because of the production increase and quality reaches more homogeneous and controllable values. On the other hand, in many cases, replacing human operators with automatic devices avoids accidents and tedious jobs for the worker. Robotic arms are more and more used in order to achieve these targets. They can carry out many different tasks simply by changing the tool attached. This Master Thesis deals with all these ideas. Machining pieces with the help of robots as an alternative to CNC machines (Computed Numerically Controlled machines) could lead to cost reductions and more flexible processes.