Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 48, Issue 18, 1802020(2021)

Trajectory Optimization of Dual Beam Laser Welding Robot

Qingfei Zeng, Xuemei Liu*, Yan Feng, and Nan Xie
Author Affiliations
  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Welding skin and stringer. (a) Part;(b) three-dimensional model
    Welding dual seam of T-joint
    Dual-beam laser welding robot system
    Planning level of robot multi-arm cooperative welding
    Schematic of correlation vector of critical path points
    Schematic of coordinate system transformation
    Multi objective optimization trajectory flow chart based on NSGAⅢ
    Pareto set
    Pareto set based on NSGAⅡ
    Speed comparison of laser welding robot middle manipulator end effector before and after optimization
    • Table 1. Position and attitude of the pressing end effector

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      Table 1. Position and attitude of the pressing end effector

      in(xi,1)n(yi,1)n(zi,1)o(xi,1)o(yi,1)o(zi,1)a(xi,1)a(yi,1)a(zi,1)xi,1yi,1zi,1
      10.980590.000370.196060.030990.98714-0.15686-0.193600.159890.96797-1494.552411.741658.92
      20.982060.000360.188590.029800.98714-0.15709-0.186220.159890.96941-1571.612411.711643.38
      500.98206-0.00036-0.18859-0.029800.98714-0.157090.186220.159890.96941-5318.402411.671622.26
      510.98059-0.00037-0.19606-0.030990.98714-0.156860.193600.159890.96797-5395.622411.691636.96
    • Table 2. Position and attitude of the left welding seam end effector

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      Table 2. Position and attitude of the left welding seam end effector

      in(xi,2)n(yi,2)n(zi,2)o(xi,2)o(yi,2)o(zi,2)a(xi,2)a(yi,2)a(zi,2)xi,2yi,2zi,2
      1-0.00978-0.998720.049730.9812000.19298-0.192730.050680.97994-1562.502075.971672.12
      2-0.00941-0.998720.049800.9826200.18561-0.185370.050680.98136-1639.232075.971657.33
      500.00941-0.998720.049800.982620-0.185610.185370.050680.98136-5360.802075.971657.34
      510.00978-0.998720.049730.981200-0.192980.192730.050680.97994-5437.502075.971672.12
    • Table 3. Position and attitude of the right welding seam end effector

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      Table 3. Position and attitude of the right welding seam end effector

      in(xi,3)n(yi,3)n(zi,3)o(xi,3)o(yi,3)o(zi,3)a(xi,3)a(yi,3)a(zi,3)xi,3yi,3zi,3
      10.051520.96367-0.26210-0.981220-0.19287-0.185860.267120.94557-1543.022738.611566.84
      20.049550.96367-0.26248-0.982650-0.18549-0.178750.267120.94694-1620.602738.611551.89
      50-0.049550.96367-0.26248-0.9826500.185490.178750.267120.94694-5379.472738.611551.90
      51-0.051520.96367-0.26210-0.9812300.192870.185860.267120.94557-5456.982738.611566.84
    • Table 4. Objective vector value of optimal solution

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      Table 4. Objective vector value of optimal solution

      NumberT1 /sT2 /s2
      136.93730.0030
      236.94080.0029
      3538.39770.0007
      3638.40070.0007
    • Table 5. Speed of robot end effectors before optimization

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      Table 5. Speed of robot end effectors before optimization

      Time /sSpeed of middle manipulator end effector /(m·min-1)Speed of left manipulator end effector /(m·min-1)Speed of right manipulator end effector /(m·min-1)
      013.234913.165613.3134
      0.74005.15245.12255.1773
      36.260410.084610.022410.1262
      37.00044.85694.835514.8899
    • Table 6. Speed of robot end effectors optimized by NSGAⅡ

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      Table 6. Speed of robot end effectors optimized by NSGAⅡ

      Time/sSpeed of middle manipulator end effector /(m·min-1)Speed of left manipulator end effector /(m·min-1)Speed of right manipulator end effector /(m·min-1)
      08.06338.11468.02307
      0.74106.07396.10396.0391
      36.30807.62857.66177.5822
      37.04904.52364.55234.5025
    • Table 7. Speed of robot end effectors optimized by NSGAⅢ

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      Table 7. Speed of robot end effectors optimized by NSGAⅢ

      Time /sSpeed of middle manipulator end effector /(m·min-1)Speed of left manipulator end effector /(m·min-1)Speed of right manipulator end effector /(m·min-1)
      07.02826.99437.0747
      0.74006.39666.35946.4274
      36.26047.31317.268877.3455
      37.00043.20363.190463.2259
    • Table 8. Comparison of two algorithms

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      Table 8. Comparison of two algorithms

      AlgorithmComputing time /sNumber of non-inferior solutions
      NSGAⅢ6802.7436
      NSGAⅡ6777.0731
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    Paper Information

    Category: laser manufacturing

    Received: Mar. 16, 2021

    Accepted: May. 17, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 7, 2021

    The Author Email: Liu Xuemei (liuxuemei@tongji.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202148.1802020

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