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Modeling of laser adjustment for large diameter tubes using robotic kinematic theories

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Laser adjustment is a new technique that employs laser forming processes to align components along specific directions. To develop a laser adjustment solution with a minimal number of bends, herein, a new modeling and calculation method that uses robotic kinematic theories is introduced. A numerical example and the corresponding laser adjustment solution are presented. The simulation results suggest that a straight tube with a flange connector can be adjusted to match the corresponding connector with three bends. Finally, the simulation results were verified using experiments. The maximum deviation was approximately 0.4 mm and the deviation of the flange connector was smaller, showing that a good adjustment quality could be achieved using the specific adjustment solution.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51121063, 51575354, 51105255, 51205251), the National Key Technology Research and Development of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2014CB046604), and by the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Project (Grant Nos. 15111102203, 15111107902).

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People’s Republic of China

    Pin Li & Jun-Tong Xi

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China

    Pin Li

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Li, P., Xi, JT. Modeling of laser adjustment for large diameter tubes using robotic kinematic theories. Adv. Manuf. 6, 401–408 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40436-018-0235-8

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