DELMIA V5 Robotic Drilling Application

The DELMIA V5 Robotic Drilling Applcation is a customized software add-on package to DELMIA V5. The application runs on-top of DELMIA V5 to automatically generate robotic drilling programs. Drill position data is taken directly from the airframe panel in CATIA V5. The V5 model contain vector lines in hole position and direction and drilling Tags are generated automatically. The Tags are then used to create Robot Programs. These programs are downloaded into a robot programs such robot programs.

Features:

Surface Curvature Collector

In each hole position identify the curvature offset value that is added or subtracted the cutter depth in the drilling process. 

Automatic Tag Creation

From a given set of hole vectors in the Panel CATIA V5 model automatically generate Tag Groups with Tags. Each Tag are positioned and oriented according to the hole vectors.  

Recipe to Drill cycle Sub-program

Each set of vector points contain information about cutter diameter. The application takes this process data and uses a look-up table to automatically transpose process attributes into the corresponding Move Activity in each Operation in the Robot Task. This process data is then embedded into the the robotic program during download. 

Automatic Sequencing

The application automatically generate a sequence based on “Closest Distance”. The operator selects a start operation. The application optimizes the sequence by searching for the closest hole position relative the start operation and then moves to the next operation to find its closest hole position and so on.

Automatic Indexing

The application automatically creates index numbers for each operation in the Robot Program. Each corresponding Tag to an Operation in the robot program is re-named to the same index. This will make back-tracking of hole positions easy since the program operation will have the same index as the Tag.

Attribute Management

In a downloaded program there are many Attributes that are specific to the robot application. These Attributes are managed within the application. DELMIA supports modifying robot configuration data as long as motion types (Linear/Joint), but working with many operations this can be time consuming. To shorten lead time the operator can use the application to change these attributes without having to open the simulation panel to do this, which is slow in DELMIA default.

End-effector Kinematics

In some situations it is useful simulate the kinematic movement within the End effector. These movements can be added to the robot program sequence by the application.   

Post processor

The application will generate robot program files to work with the end effector functions in the robot controller. Process attributes, such as curvature offset and recipes will be downloaded to end-effector function calls in the program. All additional process and program data will be translated to the robot language.

Contact person:

Responsible for aerospace operations
Dr. Henrik Kihlman
E-Mail: Henrik.kihlman@delfoi.com
Phone Number: +46 733 552508