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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 March 2009
An off-line programming station for a robotised welding cell is presented. In this context the choice of a kinematic inversion method applied to the simulation of robots is discussed.
A direct inversion method is developed in the case of 5-axes robots of plane geometry and for a task presenting a symmetry of revolution. It uses the geometry of the tool and of the robot and vectorial calculations very well adapted to this particular case. The results presented validate the choice of this method for a specialised programming environment.