CO2 laser mounted on a robot for dynamic cutting manipulations

Shaul Yatsiv; Amnon Gabay; Mordechai Brestel

doi:10.1117/12.20540

1 October 1990 CO2 laser mounted on a robot for dynamic cutting manipulations

Shaul Yatsiv, Amnon Gabay, Mordechai Brestel

Proceedings Volume 1276, CO2 Lasers and Applications II; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.20540
Event: The International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1990, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

A compact 550 watt slow flow RF excited CO2 laser directly attached to a Yaskawa Motoman robot is used to cut three dimensional patterns in 1 mm thick curved steel sheets. The quality and speed of the cutting is identical to that of cuts made with a static laser, since movement of the laser does not degrade its mode quality in any way. The light weight laser head is rigidly attached to the five-axis robot and is flexibly connected to its power/gas/cooling sources. It can be manipulated through a 2r spherical angle at dynamic accelerations of up to at least (3.4g. This laser-robot system implements the ultimate precision capability of the robot. Its potential for manufacturing flexibility will be reviewed.

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Shaul Yatsiv, Amnon Gabay, and Mordechai Brestel "CO2 laser mounted on a robot for dynamic cutting manipulations", Proc. SPIE 1276, CO2 Lasers and Applications II, (1 October 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.20540

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