Automation of Painting Path Generation for Industrial Robots

Painting work using spray gun requires a steady paint thickness and certain skill. Several studies using robots that teach paths have attracted attention. However, it is complicated to generate a path with a constant paint thickness based on the actual painting parameter because the paint thickness is not displayed by conventional path generation software. This study will include two main steps, initially development of high-functional simulator and afterward automation of painting path generation to complex shape. The purpose of this report is to provide a new coating simulator model that can reflect coating conditions without using a particle level model.