Deburring of aerospace components is a complex task in case of large single pieces designed and optimized to deliver many mechanical functions. A constant high quality requires accurate 3D surface contouring operations with engineered tool compliance and cutting power. Moreover, aeronautic cast part production is characterized by small lot sizes with high variability of geometries and defects. Despite robots are conceived to provide the necessary flexibility, reconfigurability and efficiency, most robotic workcells are very limited by too long programming and setup times, especially at changeover. The paper reports a design method dealing with the integrated development of process and production system, and analyzes and compares a CAD-based and a digitizer based offline programming strategy. The deburring of gear transmission housings for aerospace applications serves as a severe test field. The strategies are compared by the involved costs and times, learning easiness, production downtimes and machining accuracy. The results show how the reconfigurability of the system together with the exploitation of offline programming tools improves the robotic deburring process.

An Offline Programming Method for the Robotic Deburring of Aerospace Components / Leali, Francesco; Pellicciari, Marcello; Pini, Fabio; Berselli, Giovanni; Vergnano, Alberto. - STAMPA. - 371:(2013), pp. 1-13. (Intervento presentato al convegno International Workshop on Robotics in Smart Manufacturing, WRSM 2013 tenutosi a Porto, prt nel 26-28 June) [10.1007/978-3-642-39223-8_1].

An Offline Programming Method for the Robotic Deburring of Aerospace Components

LEALI, Francesco;PELLICCIARI, Marcello;PINI, Fabio;BERSELLI, Giovanni;VERGNANO, ALBERTO
2013

Abstract

Deburring of aerospace components is a complex task in case of large single pieces designed and optimized to deliver many mechanical functions. A constant high quality requires accurate 3D surface contouring operations with engineered tool compliance and cutting power. Moreover, aeronautic cast part production is characterized by small lot sizes with high variability of geometries and defects. Despite robots are conceived to provide the necessary flexibility, reconfigurability and efficiency, most robotic workcells are very limited by too long programming and setup times, especially at changeover. The paper reports a design method dealing with the integrated development of process and production system, and analyzes and compares a CAD-based and a digitizer based offline programming strategy. The deburring of gear transmission housings for aerospace applications serves as a severe test field. The strategies are compared by the involved costs and times, learning easiness, production downtimes and machining accuracy. The results show how the reconfigurability of the system together with the exploitation of offline programming tools improves the robotic deburring process.
2013
International Workshop on Robotics in Smart Manufacturing, WRSM 2013
Porto, prt
26-28 June
371
1
13
Leali, Francesco; Pellicciari, Marcello; Pini, Fabio; Berselli, Giovanni; Vergnano, Alberto
An Offline Programming Method for the Robotic Deburring of Aerospace Components / Leali, Francesco; Pellicciari, Marcello; Pini, Fabio; Berselli, Giovanni; Vergnano, Alberto. - STAMPA. - 371:(2013), pp. 1-13. (Intervento presentato al convegno International Workshop on Robotics in Smart Manufacturing, WRSM 2013 tenutosi a Porto, prt nel 26-28 June) [10.1007/978-3-642-39223-8_1].
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