A robotic intelligent groove cutting system and method of operation thereof

Abstract

A kind of robot intelligent groove cutting system and its operating method, belong to groove cutting technical field, including production management system, production management system signal connection has main control console, main control console signal connection has material conveying equipment, plasma equipment, groove cutting equipment and intelligent grabbing equipment respectively, and groove cutting equipment is signal connected with plasma equipment.The robot intelligent groove cutting system and its operating method of the present application, the design of this system is reasonable, the degree of automation is higher, can realize multistage collaborative work, and has multiple control modes, so as to satisfy different production conditions, can effectively improve production efficiency, reduce labor cost, and is suitable for promotion.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of beveling technology, and in particular to a robotic intelligent beveling system and its operation method. Background Technology

[0002] Beveling is a technique for specially cutting the edges of materials before welding. It generally refers to machining a bevel of a certain shape and size on the edge of the material to be welded using mechanical or thermal cutting methods. This bevel can be V-shaped, U-shaped, X-shaped, etc., and the specific shape depends on the type and thickness of the welding material and the requirements of the welding process. Furthermore, by selecting appropriate cutting methods and process parameters, precise processing and treatment of the material edges can be achieved.

[0003] Beveling is widely used in the pre-welding treatment of various metal materials, such as shipbuilding, petrochemicals, pressure vessels, and pipeline engineering. Beveling ensures the quality and strength of welded joints, improving welding efficiency and reliability. Currently, beveling equipment generally uses simple control methods. This traditional control method requires manual or specialized machine cutting, as well as manual handling of material transfer and loading / unloading between multiple processes. Furthermore, each part requires manual instruction and positioning before cutting, and various data are manually collected, making it highly dependent on the worker's experience.

[0004] Although the traditional control methods described above can complete beveling operations, they still have the following shortcomings in practical applications:

[0005] 1. Since most cutting equipment is an isolated single-machine device, when using existing control methods, manual teaching of the program and setting of parameters are required, and it can only perform single-task production operations.

[0006] 2. The processes of transporting materials, loading, cutting, dust removal, and unloading are all highly dependent on manual labor, requiring manual transfer between multiple processes.

[0007] 3. Production data needs to be collected, analyzed, and organized manually. Production managers have difficulty fully understanding the real-time status of the production line and can only rely on reports from on-site operators and periodic inspections. Summary of the Invention

[0008] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of existing technologies, such as low automation and high dependence on manual labor, and to provide a robotic intelligent beveling system. This system is reasonably designed, highly automated, capable of multi-level collaborative operation, and has multiple control modes, thereby meeting different production conditions, effectively improving production efficiency, reducing labor costs, and is suitable for widespread application.

[0009] This invention is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0010] A robotic intelligent beveling system includes a production management system connected to a main control console. The main control console is equipped with an intelligent analysis module, a storage module, an intelligent scheduling module, a control module, and detection sensors. The intelligent analysis module analyzes production task orders; the storage module stores processing programs; the intelligent scheduling module schedules production equipment; the control module handles interlocking, protection, parameter interaction, and parameter acquisition of the production equipment; and the detection sensors detect workpiece positions. The intelligent analysis module, storage module, intelligent scheduling module, and control module are all built into the main control console's control program, and the detection sensors are also connected to the main control console, enabling intelligent control. The main control console is connected to a material conveying device, a plasma device, a beveling device, and an intelligent gripping device, with the beveling device also connected to the plasma device.

[0011] A further improvement of the present invention is that the main control console is connected to a dust removal device, which is connected to the beveling cutting device and the plasma device respectively.

[0012] A further improvement of the present invention is that the cutting worktable of the bevel cutting equipment for placing workpieces has a partitioned structure around its perimeter and bottom surface, and is formed into a sealed form by setting partitioned air dampers.

[0013] A further improvement of the present invention is that the main control console is connected to protective equipment, which includes a fence, an intelligent safety gate, and a through-beam grating protection system. The fence is set around the perimeter of the robot intelligent beveling system, the intelligent safety gate is set at the entrance and exit of the robot intelligent beveling system, and the through-beam grating protection system is set at the loading and unloading entrances of the material conveying equipment entering the beveling production area.

[0014] A further improvement of the present invention is that the intelligent security door is equipped with a control box, and the intelligent security door includes an emergency control mode and a normal control mode.

[0015] A further improvement of the present invention is that the main control console is connected to a human-machine interface device.

[0016] An operation method for a robotic intelligent beveling system includes the following steps:

[0017] S1. When the operator presses the production line start button on the human-machine interface of the human-machine interaction device, the main control console begins to check that the beveling cutting equipment and intelligent gripping equipment are in safe positions, the plasma equipment and dust removal equipment are in a stopped state, and the protective equipment is in a protected state. After the above checks are completed, the main control console notifies the production management system that the beveling cutting production area of ​​the above-mentioned robotic intelligent beveling cutting system is in a safe state, and then requests the batch transportation of workpieces to the loading workpiece storage area at the beveling cutting production area, and issues production task orders.

[0018] S2. The through-beam grating protection system of the main control console shielding device prevents false alarms and interruptions to the cutting process. Then, it controls the material conveying equipment to transport batch workpieces to the designated loading workpiece storage area. When the main control console receives a signal that the workpiece has arrived at the designated position, it notifies the production management system to transmit the production task order. After receiving the production task order information, the main control console automatically parses the content of the production task order through the intelligent parsing module and identifies the workpiece parameters, including workpiece size, workpiece current, workpiece quantity, processing program, processing program number, program type, and other beveling requirements. Then, the main control console converts the above workpiece parameters into a format that the beveling cutting equipment can recognize and temporarily stores them in the storage module for subsequent cutting operations. At the same time, the order workpiece information and other requirements are processed by the control module to generate control signals and cutting parameters to create a process parameter library to provide control and data for subsequent production operations.

[0019] S3. The main control console sets up the process parameter library according to the cutting requirements of the plasma equipment, and calls up the corresponding process parameters from the process parameter library based on the workpiece current parsed and identified in step S2. The process parameters called up are combined with the ID instruction, check code, start character and stop character specified by the plasma cutting equipment to form the transmission message of the plasma cutting equipment through the main control console, and are automatically sent to the plasma cutting equipment remotely through the transmission program module and hardware transmission module of the main control console. After receiving the instruction, the plasma cutting equipment automatically calls up the corresponding process parameters and waits for the start signal of the plasma cutting equipment to perform subsequent cutting operations.

[0020] S4. Once the workpiece parameters sent by the production management system are in place, the main control console will detect that all workpiece parameters have been transmitted. After all workpiece parameters have been transmitted, the bevel cutting equipment will select the workpiece program parsed and identified in step S2 and wait for cutting. After all workpiece parameters have been transmitted, the main control console will send the transmission message generated in step S3 to the plasma cutting equipment. Then, the main control console will diagnose the workpiece parameters and the transmission message transmission and proceed with subsequent operations.

[0021] S5. The main control console checks that the protective equipment is operating normally and confirms that the starting conditions of the intelligent gripping equipment, bevel cutting equipment, dust removal equipment, and plasma cutting equipment are normal. After the check is completed, the main control console then diagnoses the safety chains and interference zones of the intelligent gripping equipment and the bevel cutting equipment to ensure that both devices are in safe positions and that their stopping areas do not interfere with each other. After the diagnosis is completed, the main control console then controls the intelligent gripping equipment to automatically position, grip, and load the workpiece, and accurately place it on the cutting platform of the bevel cutting equipment. At the same time, the intelligent scheduling module adjusts the loading speed of the intelligent gripping equipment and the loading and unloading sequence of the bevel cutting equipment according to the actual production needs of the bevel cutting equipment.

[0022] S6. After the workpiece is placed on the main control console diagnostic cutting platform, the main control console controls the bevel cutting equipment to execute the cutting task. After the bevel cutting equipment is started, the main control console automatically triggers the dust removal equipment to start, and the dust removal equipment operates in conjunction with the bevel cutting equipment and the plasma equipment. After the dust removal equipment is started, the main control console controls the plasma equipment to start according to the preset process parameters and path, and the plasma equipment begins to execute the cutting task. At the same time, the main control console collects cutting data and status in real time throughout the entire cutting operation.

[0023] S7. After the workpiece is cut, the main control console controls the intelligent gripping equipment to automatically unload the workpiece. After unloading, the main control console repeats steps S4-6 through a preset loop program, so that the intelligent gripping equipment, beveling equipment, dust removal equipment, and plasma equipment work automatically and continuously until the batch of workpieces is cut. At the same time, the main control console records and counts the number of cuts in real time.

[0024] S8. The main control console controls the material conveying equipment to transport the cut batch of workpieces to the designated storage area, and then performs the cycle control of requesting the transport, loading, cutting, unloading and feeding of the next batch of workpieces.

[0025] Further improvements of the present invention include that, in step S6, the bevel cutting equipment can detect the deviation between the actual position of the workpiece and the simulation program through the detection sensor on its plasma torch, and the bevel cutting equipment can adjust the arc pressure to correspond to the cutting height through its arc pressure adjustment device, and the main control console can control the plasma equipment to adapt to different materials and thicknesses, and automatically adjust and optimize the cutting parameters.

[0026] A further improvement of the present invention is that, in step S5, the safety chains of the intelligent gripping device and the beveling device include a hard-wired chain and a soft-signal chain. When both devices are in a safe position, the hard wire will be connected and input a signal to the main control console. At the same time, the soft signals of the safe positions of the two devices will also be transmitted to the main control console. Only after the main control console receives both the hard-wired and soft-signal signals can it confirm that the two devices are in a safe position.

[0027] A further improvement of the present invention is that, in step S5, the airspace above the bevel cutting production area is an interference zone. When one of the intelligent gripping device and the bevel cutting device enters the interference zone, that device will output a signal and lock the other device to prevent it from entering the interference zone. If both devices enter the interference zone at the same time, both devices will trigger an alarm and suspend operation until one of the devices leaves the interference zone before operation can resume.

[0028] As can be seen from the above technical solutions, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0029] 1. This robotic intelligent beveling system achieves fully automated production, eliminating multiple manual processes in between, changing the traditional production organization method, reducing the number of operators, and greatly saving labor costs.

[0030] 2. This robotic intelligent beveling system adopts batch production, order-based allocation of processing tasks, automatic material transportation, and automatic handling system for loading, unloading, and cutting, which greatly improves production efficiency.

[0031] 3. This robot's intelligent beveling system can collect waste gas through a dust removal system, effectively improving its environmental performance.

[0032] 4. This intelligent beveling cutting robot has a protective system that can shield the material during transport and cut off the operation in case of accidental intrusion. It is flexible, safe and reliable. Attached Figure Description

[0033] To more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, the accompanying drawings used in the description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0034] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a specific embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0035] To make the objectives, features, and advantages of this invention more apparent and understandable, the technical solutions of this invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the specific embodiments. Obviously, the embodiments described below are only some embodiments of this invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this patent, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this patent.

[0036] Now refer to Figure 1The following describes a robotic intelligent beveling system, using specific embodiments as an example. It includes a production management system connected to a main control console. The main control console is equipped with an intelligent analysis module, a storage module, an intelligent scheduling module, a control module, and detection sensors. Based on existing beveling production lines, the main control console primarily consists of the intelligent analysis module, storage module, intelligent scheduling module, control module, detection sensors, real-time monitoring module, and fault early warning module. The intelligent analysis module analyzes production task orders, the storage module stores processing programs, the intelligent scheduling module schedules production equipment, the control module handles interlocking, protection, parameter interaction, and parameter acquisition for the production equipment, and the detection sensors detect workpiece positions. The intelligent analysis module, storage module, intelligent scheduling module, and control module are all built into the main control console's control program, and the detection sensors are connected to the main control console via signals, enabling intelligent control of the main control console.

[0037] The main control console is connected to the material conveying equipment, plasma equipment, beveling equipment, and intelligent gripping equipment, with the beveling equipment and plasma equipment also connected. The specific structures of the material conveying equipment, plasma equipment, beveling equipment, intelligent gripping equipment, dust removal equipment, protective equipment, and human-machine interaction equipment can be referenced from existing beveling cutting production lines, and the intelligent control used in the robotic intelligent beveling system can be referenced from existing intelligent control technologies in mechanical engineering.

[0038] Specifically, the main control console is connected to a dust removal system, which is connected to both the beveling cutting equipment and the plasma equipment. Through the design of the dust removal system, this intelligent beveling cutting robot can collect exhaust gases during operation, thus significantly improving its environmental performance.

[0039] Specifically, the beveling cutting equipment features a partitioned structure around the workpiece's cutting table, with partitioned air dampers creating a sealed environment. During operation, the main control console automatically opens the air dampers for the workpiece being cut, maximizing the utilization of the dust collection equipment and ensuring a high dust collection rate. The dust drawn into the dust collection equipment is treated and can be directly discharged into the production workshop; the purified gas meets standards and poses no health hazard. Furthermore, the main control console accurately controls the start and stop of the dust collection equipment by calculating the cutting time, thus saving energy.

[0040] Specifically, the main control console is connected to protective equipment, including a fence, an intelligent safety gate, and a through-beam light grating protection system. The fence is installed around the perimeter of the robotic intelligent beveling system, the intelligent safety gate is located at the entrance and exit of the robotic intelligent beveling system, and the through-beam light grating protection system is installed at the loading and unloading entrances of the material conveying equipment entering the beveling production area. The light grating protection system is shielded during loading and unloading, preventing alarms. At any other time, if the light grating protection system is touched, the main control console will issue an alarm, and the plasma equipment, beveling equipment, and intelligent gripping equipment will stop operating, thereby preventing injury to personnel and equipment that have entered the beveling production area.

[0041] Specifically, the intelligent safety door is equipped with a control box and includes an emergency control mode and a normal control mode. Emergency Control Mode: In case of an emergency, staff can manually pause the plasma equipment, beveling equipment, and intelligent gripping equipment using the emergency control mode, and then use the key to open the intelligent safety door to handle the emergency. Normal Control Mode: Staff press the operation button on the control box to request information transmitted to the main control console. The main control console determines the actual operating status of the plasma equipment, beveling equipment, and intelligent gripping equipment based on the received request information. If they are in operation, the green light on the control box flashes, reminding personnel to wait; if they are stopped, the green light on the control box remains on, and the intelligent safety door opens, allowing personnel to enter. After handling the equipment problem in either the emergency control mode or the normal control mode, the personnel close the intelligent safety door and press the restart button. The equipment in the beveling production area resumes operation according to the procedure before personnel entered.

[0042] Specifically, the main control console is connected to a human-machine interface (HMI). This HMI system allows operators to easily monitor the cutting status of the robotic intelligent beveling system in real time, thus improving operational convenience.

[0043] An operation method for a robotic intelligent beveling system includes the following steps:

[0044] S1. When the operator presses the production line start button on the human-machine interface of the human-machine interaction device, the main control console begins to check that the beveling cutting equipment and intelligent gripping equipment are in safe positions, the plasma equipment and dust removal equipment are in a stopped state, and the protective equipment is in a protected state. After the above checks are completed, the main control console notifies the production management system that the beveling cutting production area of ​​the above-mentioned robotic intelligent beveling cutting system is in a safe state, and then requests the batch transportation of workpieces to the loading workpiece storage area at the beveling cutting production area, and issues production task orders.

[0045] S2. The through-beam grating protection system of the main control console shielding device prevents false alarms and interruptions to the cutting process. Then, it controls the material conveying equipment to transport batch workpieces to the designated loading workpiece storage area. When the main control console receives a signal that the workpiece has arrived at the designated position, it notifies the production management system to transmit the production task order. After receiving the production task order information, the main control console automatically parses the content of the production task order through the intelligent parsing module and identifies the workpiece parameters, including workpiece size, workpiece current, workpiece quantity, processing program, processing program number, program type, and other beveling requirements. Then, the main control console converts the above workpiece parameters into a format that the beveling cutting equipment can recognize and temporarily stores them in the storage module for subsequent cutting operations. At the same time, the order workpiece information and other requirements are processed by the control module to generate control signals and cutting parameters to create a process parameter library to provide control and data for subsequent production operations.

[0046] S3. The main control console sets up the process parameter library according to the cutting requirements of the plasma equipment, and calls up the corresponding process parameters from the process parameter library based on the workpiece current parsed and identified in step S2. The process parameters called up are combined with the ID instruction, check code, start character and stop character specified by the plasma cutting equipment to form the transmission message of the plasma cutting equipment through the main control console, and are automatically sent to the plasma cutting equipment remotely through the transmission program module and hardware transmission module of the main control console. After receiving the instruction, the plasma cutting equipment automatically calls up the corresponding process parameters and waits for the start signal of the plasma cutting equipment to perform subsequent cutting operations.

[0047] S4. Once the workpiece parameters sent by the production management system are in place, the main control console will detect that all workpiece parameters have been transmitted. After all workpiece parameters have been transmitted, the bevel cutting equipment will select the workpiece program parsed and identified in step S2 and wait for cutting. After all workpiece parameters have been transmitted, the main control console will send the transmission message generated in step S3 to the plasma cutting equipment. Then, the main control console will diagnose the workpiece parameters and the transmission message transmission and proceed with subsequent operations.

[0048] It should be noted that in step S4, the beveling cutting device can choose either the workpiece program parsed and identified in step S2 or the locally edited machining program for cutting. That is, when the machining program type is 1, the workpiece program parsed and identified in step S2 is transferred to the beveling cutting device; when the machining program type is 0, the machining program locally edited by the beveling cutting device is called.

[0049] S5. The main control console checks that the protective equipment is operating normally and confirms that the starting conditions of the intelligent gripping equipment, beveling equipment, dust removal equipment, and plasma cutting equipment are normal. After the check is completed, the main control console then diagnoses the safety chains and interference zones of the intelligent gripping equipment and the beveling equipment to ensure that both devices are in safe positions and that their stopping areas do not interfere with each other. After the diagnosis is completed, the main control console then controls the intelligent gripping equipment to automatically position, grip, and load the workpiece, and accurately place it on the cutting platform of the beveling equipment. At the same time, the intelligent scheduling module adjusts the loading speed of the intelligent gripping equipment and the loading and unloading sequence of the beveling equipment according to the actual production needs of the beveling equipment, thereby ensuring the continuity of the production process.

[0050] Specifically, in step S5, the safety chains of the intelligent gripping device and the beveling device include hard-wired chains and soft-signal chains. When both devices are in a safe position, the hard wire will be connected and input a signal to the main control console. At the same time, the soft signals of the safe positions of the two devices will also be transmitted to the main control console. Only after the main control console receives both hard-wired and soft-signal signals can it confirm that the two devices are in a safe position.

[0051] Specifically, in step S5, the airspace above the bevel cutting production area is the interference zone. When one of the intelligent gripping device or the bevel cutting device enters the interference zone, that device will output a signal and lock the other device to prevent it from entering the interference zone. If both devices enter the interference zone at the same time, both devices will trigger an alarm and suspend operation until one of the devices leaves the interference zone before operation can resume.

[0052] S6. After the workpiece is placed on the main control console's diagnostic cutting platform, the bevel cutting equipment is controlled to execute the cutting task. After the bevel cutting equipment starts, the main control console automatically triggers the dust removal equipment to start, and the dust removal equipment operates in conjunction with the bevel cutting equipment and the plasma equipment. It should be noted that the plasma equipment can only be started after the dust removal equipment has started. After the dust removal equipment starts, the main control console controls the plasma equipment to start according to the preset process parameters and path, and the plasma equipment begins to execute the cutting task. At the same time, throughout the entire cutting operation, the main control console collects cutting data and status in real time to facilitate operation and maintenance by the staff.

[0053] Specifically, in step S6, the beveling cutting equipment uses a detection sensor on its plasma torch to detect the deviation between the actual position of the workpiece and the simulation program, thereby enabling the beveling cutting equipment to compensate during operation and ensuring the accuracy of the workpiece.

[0054] Specifically, in step S6, the bevel cutting equipment can adjust the arc pressure to correspond to the cutting height through its arc pressure adjustment device. Since the deformation of the plate will cause the cutting height to change, it will cause the arc pressure to change. At this time, the main control panel compares the initial arc pressure with the real-time arc pressure and adjusts the cutting height in time through the arc pressure adjustment device, thereby ensuring that the cutting height remains unchanged and thus ensuring the stability of the cutting quality.

[0055] Specifically, in step S6, the main control console can control the plasma equipment to adapt to different materials and thicknesses, and automatically adjust and optimize cutting parameters.

[0056] S7. After the workpiece is cut, the main control console controls the intelligent gripping equipment to automatically unload the workpiece. After unloading, the main control console repeats steps S4-6 through a preset loop program, so that the intelligent gripping equipment, beveling equipment, dust removal equipment, and plasma equipment work automatically and continuously until the batch of workpieces is cut. At the same time, the main control console records and counts the number of cuts in real time.

[0057] S8. The main control console controls the material conveying equipment to transport the cut batch of workpieces to the designated storage area, and then performs the cycle control of requesting the transport, loading, cutting, unloading and feeding of the next batch of workpieces.

[0058] Specifically, this robotic intelligent beveling system is equipped with a human-machine interface (HMI) that can monitor real-time production data, status, and alarm status collected by the main control panel. Operators and maintenance personnel can observe the equipment's operation in real time, facilitating operation and troubleshooting. This robotic intelligent beveling system can control the operation of on-site equipment, as well as the individual operation of plasma equipment, beveling equipment, intelligent gripping equipment, dust removal equipment, and protective equipment, playing a crucial role in installation, commissioning, and maintenance. This robotic intelligent beveling system can also reset processes such as workpiece transport, loading, cutting, unloading, and workpiece transport. When one process malfunctions and cannot continue, the operator can reset all parameters in that process to their initial positions on the HMI, then restart the beveling equipment to resume the process from that point.

[0059] Specifically, this robotic intelligent beveling system can transmit real-time data on water, electricity, gas, and hydraulic systems in the beveling production area; the number of workpieces being cut; the speed, distance, arc pressure, cutting time, and cutting length of the beveling equipment; program execution time; equipment operating status; worker working hours; alarm parameters; dust removal equipment operating data and status; protective equipment status; and other production data and status to the user's production management system. Users can then view and analyze this information for energy management, production efficiency, employee management, and remote maintenance.

[0060] It should be noted that this robotic intelligent beveling system includes both automatic and manual modes.

[0061] Automatic Mode: This robotic intelligent beveling cutting system is interconnected with the user's production management system, enabling information exchange. After a one-button start on the human-machine interface, it can perform uninterrupted intelligent automated cutting 24 / 7 without manual intervention. The main control console requests the material conveying equipment to transport batches of workpieces to the loading and storage area, automatically issues production orders, automatically parses production orders, automatically sends offline workpiece programs to the beveling cutting equipment, automatically sends cutting parameters to the plasma equipment, the intelligent gripper loads the workpieces onto the workbench, automatically starts the dust removal equipment, the beveling cutting equipment automatically retrieves the workpiece program for trajectory cutting, the intelligent gripper unloads the workpieces to the unloading and storage area, requests the material conveying equipment to transport batches of workpieces to the warehouse, provides comprehensive protection for the production area, and transmits production data and status to the user's production management system in real time. This achieves a high degree of digital information connectivity with the warehouse, scheduling department, management department, and technical department, realizing fully automated production connected to the Internet of Things.

[0062] Manual Mode: When this robotic intelligent beveling system is not connected to the user's production management system, the system allows manual invocation of material conveying equipment to transport batches of workpieces to the loading and storage area and to transport cut workpieces to the warehouse. Other processes are the same as in automatic mode, enabling automatic cyclic cutting within the workshop production area. In manual mode, the system can also be run step-by-step for debugging and maintenance.

[0063] Working principle of the invention:

[0064] Combined with step S1, the production management system of this robotic intelligent beveling system is connected to the main control console, remotely issuing production tasks. After parsing, the production program and production data are transmitted to each process system, realizing order-based and automated production, and solving problems such as low digitalization, low production efficiency, and the inability of production plans to automatically connect with production equipment.

[0065] Combining steps S2-S8, this robotic intelligent beveling system integrates all process systems, possesses powerful data processing and decision-making capabilities, and is responsible for overall coordination, movement and calculation according to preset programs and algorithms. It controls multiple machines to perform continuous, uninterrupted, unmanned assembly line operations, reducing human intervention and realizing intelligent automated production. It solves the problems of existing technologies where each production process requires individual manual operation and cannot coordinate or operate continuously. At the same time, it also solves the problem of serious pollution through a dust removal system.

[0066] Therefore, this intelligent beveling cutting robot system can receive and analyze the operating status and data from various devices in real time, interlock the devices to operate collaboratively, and monitor and control them through a human-machine interface system. Simultaneously, it can transmit equipment status and production data to the production management system in real time, enabling managers to monitor the production line's operation, track production progress, and implement refined management of the production process. This improves the transparency and controllability of the production process and solves problems such as the inability of on-site personnel to monitor production status and progress in real time, difficulty in obtaining production data, and consequently, increased management difficulty and reduced production efficiency.

[0067] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An operation method for a robotic intelligent beveling system, wherein the robotic intelligent beveling system includes a production management system, characterized in that, The production management system is connected to a main control console, which is equipped with an intelligent analysis module, a storage module, an intelligent scheduling module, a control module, and detection sensors. The intelligent analysis module analyzes production task orders, the storage module stores processing programs, the intelligent scheduling module schedules production equipment, the control module handles equipment interlocking, protection, parameter interaction, and parameter acquisition, and the detection sensors detect workpiece positions. The intelligent analysis module, storage module, intelligent scheduling module, and control module are all built into the main control console's control program. The detection sensors are signal-connected to the main control console, enabling intelligent control. The main control console is signal-connected to material conveying equipment, plasma equipment, beveling equipment, and intelligent gripping equipment, with the beveling equipment also signal-connected to the plasma equipment. The main control console is connected to a dust removal device, which is connected to both the beveling cutting device and the plasma equipment. The beveling cutting device's worktable, used to place workpieces, has a partitioned structure around its perimeter and bottom, and is sealed by partitioned air dampers. The main control console is also connected to protective equipment, including a fence, an intelligent safety gate, and a through-beam grating protection system. The fence is located around the robotic intelligent beveling cutting system, the intelligent safety gate is located at the system's entrance and exit, and the through-beam grating protection system is located at the material conveying equipment's loading and unloading entrances into the beveling cutting production area. The intelligent safety gate is equipped with a control box and includes emergency control and normal control modes. The main control console is also connected to a human-machine interface device. The operation method includes the following steps: S1. When the staff presses the production line start button on the human-machine interface of the human-machine interaction device, the main control console begins to check that the beveling cutting equipment and intelligent gripping equipment are in safe positions, the plasma equipment and dust removal equipment are in a stopped state, and the protective equipment is in a protected state. After the above checks are completed, the main control console notifies the production management system that the beveling cutting production area of ​​the above-mentioned robot intelligent beveling cutting system is in a safe state, and then requests the batch transportation of workpieces to the loading workpiece storage area at the beveling cutting production area, and issues production task orders. S2. The through-beam grating protection system of the main control console shielding equipment prevents false alarms and interruptions to the cutting process. Then, it controls the material conveying equipment to transport batches of workpieces to the designated loading workpiece storage area. When the main control console receives a signal that the workpiece has reached the designated position, it notifies the production management system to transmit the production task order. After receiving the production task order information, the main control console automatically parses the content of the production task order through the intelligent parsing module and identifies the workpiece parameters, including workpiece size, workpiece current, workpiece quantity, processing program, processing program number, program type, and other beveling requirements. Then, the main control console converts the above workpiece parameters into a format that the beveling cutting equipment can recognize and temporarily stores them in the storage module for subsequent cutting operations. At the same time, the order information and other requirements are processed by the control module to generate control signals and cutting parameters to create a process parameter library to provide control and data for subsequent production operations. S3. Based on the workpiece current parsed and identified in step S2, the main control console calls the corresponding process parameters from the process parameter library. The process parameters called are combined with the ID instruction, check code, start character and stop character specified by the plasma cutting equipment to form the transmission message of the plasma cutting equipment through the main control console, and are automatically sent to the plasma cutting equipment remotely through the transmission program module and hardware transmission module of the main control console. After receiving the instruction, the plasma cutting equipment automatically calls up the corresponding process parameters and waits for the start signal of the plasma cutting equipment to carry out subsequent cutting operations; S4. Once the workpiece parameters sent by the production management system are in place, the main control console will send the workpiece parameters parsed and identified in step S2 to the plasma cutting equipment. After all the workpiece parameters are in place, the main control console will send the transmission message generated in step S3 to the plasma cutting equipment. Then, after the main control console diagnoses the workpiece parameters and the transmission messages are in place, subsequent operations can be carried out. S5. The main control console checks that the protective equipment is operating normally and confirms that the intelligent gripping equipment, bevel cutting equipment, dust removal equipment, and plasma cutting equipment are operating under normal conditions. After the check is completed, the main control console then diagnoses the safety chains and interference zones of the intelligent gripping equipment and the bevel cutting equipment to ensure that both devices are in safe positions and that their stopping areas do not interfere with each other. After the diagnosis is completed, the main control console then controls the intelligent gripping equipment to automatically position, grip, and load the workpiece, and accurately place it on the cutting platform of the bevel cutting equipment. At the same time, the intelligent scheduling module adjusts the loading speed of the intelligent gripping equipment and the loading and unloading sequence of the bevel cutting equipment according to the actual production needs of the bevel cutting equipment. S6. After the workpiece is placed on the main control console diagnostic cutting platform, control the bevel cutting equipment to perform the cutting task. After the bevel cutting equipment is started, the main control console automatically triggers the dust removal equipment to start, and the dust removal equipment operates in conjunction with the bevel cutting equipment and the plasma equipment; after the dust removal equipment starts, the main control console controls the plasma equipment to start, and the plasma equipment begins to perform the cutting task; at the same time, the main control console collects cutting data and status in real time throughout the entire cutting operation. S7. After the workpiece is cut, the main control console controls the intelligent gripping equipment to automatically unload the workpiece. After unloading, the main control console repeats steps S4-6 through a preset loop program, so that the intelligent gripping equipment, beveling equipment, dust removal equipment, and plasma equipment work automatically and continuously until the batch of workpieces is cut. At the same time, the main control console records and counts the number of cuts in real time. S8. The main control console controls the material conveying equipment to transport the cut batch of workpieces to the designated storage area, and then performs the cycle control of requesting the transport, loading, cutting, unloading and feeding of the next batch of workpieces.

2. The operation method of the robotic intelligent beveling system according to claim 1, characterized in that, In step S6, the bevel cutting equipment can detect the deviation between the actual position of the workpiece and the simulation program through the detection sensor on its plasma torch. The bevel cutting equipment can also adjust the arc pressure to correspond to the cutting height through its arc pressure adjustment device. Furthermore, the main control console can control the plasma equipment to adapt to different materials and thicknesses and automatically adjust and optimize the cutting parameters.

3. The operation method of the robotic intelligent beveling system according to claim 2, characterized in that, In step S5, the safety chains of the intelligent gripping device and the beveling cutting device include hard-wired chains and soft-signal chains. When both devices are in the safe position, the hard wire will be connected and input a signal to the main control console. At the same time, the soft signals of the safe position of the two devices will also be transmitted to the main control console. Only after the main control console receives both hard-wired and soft-signal signals can it confirm that the two devices are in the safe position.

4. The operation method of the robotic intelligent beveling system according to claim 3, characterized in that, In step S5, the airspace above the bevel cutting production area is the interference zone. When one of the intelligent gripping device or the bevel cutting device enters the interference zone, that device will output a signal and lock the other device to prevent it from entering the interference zone. If both devices enter the interference zone at the same time, both devices will trigger an alarm and suspend operation until one of the devices leaves the interference zone before operation can resume.

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