Re: Training a paint arm robot

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "echnidna" <echnidna@y...>
wrote:

> I think Dancam might be able to handle that job it has a "jog and
> learn" capability

I think training a robot arm and training a bot by jogging (via
keyboard/joystick etc is quite different? In training a robot arm,
one moves the arm (or other motion control system like a cnc mill)
manually and the software have to be able to record the moves, but in
jogging, easiest example I can think of, say using MDI, the software
will have a record of the G-codes required, and all is needed is to
tweak the software to record them? Input programmers please. A
controller software with training capability is very useful and I
hope some programmer will find this challenging to cook up one for us.

Peter

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "wsampl00"

<WSAMPLESIS@C...>

> wrote:
> > Several years ago I saw a program where a robot paint arm was
> > trained manually by moving the paint arm. The arm was placed in
> lean
> > mode and then a person would paint the object by moving the arm.
> > Once the training was complete the robot could duplicate the

spray

> > pattern. Does anyone know an easy and affordable way to implement
> > this? I know that Galil Montion Control board's have a
> > learn/training mode; however. I would have to spend over $6,000

on

> > controller boards, not to mention the encoders and motors.
> >
> > My thinking is a PC based system that would record the timing and
> > signals on the various encoders for the lean mode. I would think
> > this would be a relatively easy program to write, and there

should

> > be some shareware or low cost software out there. Does anyone

have

> > any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Bill