Automation solution
Sensor-based cable harness assembly
At the Hannover Messe, Artiminds Robotics presented a robot-based automation solution for the sensor-assisted assembly of flexible cables and wires in connector housings.
With the German Robotics Association as a partner, the trade fair organizer gave the topic of robot-assisted automation a platform in the Application Park in Hall 5 to bring robotics to life. Here, Artiminds, a provider of software solutions and engineering services for sensor-based robot automation, presented a cable handling application for precise cable harness assembly. It demonstrated the robust detection, gripping and joining of free-hanging, flexible parts such as wires and cables.
The approach developed by Artiminds for this complex 2.5D application is based on a combination of laser line scanners, 2D camera technology and force-torque measurement as well as specially developed interfaces and intelligent function modules in the Robot Programming Suite (RPS) from Artiminds. The software processes the scan result in real time and synchronizes it with the robot movement to determine the exact pick-up point. It then performs a force-controlled joining operation that enables the cable ends to be inserted precisely and securely into the connector housing.
The demonstration illustrated the application possibilities of the manufacturer-independent programming software RPS, which enables the simple creation of highly adaptive and sophisticated robot programs. As the software generates native robot code, the programs can be executed on the standard controller of the industrial robot used without additional hardware.
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