ABB SmarTac User Manual

4.10.2 Exercise 8: Searching for a groove weld
Instruction
Action
Build a seam something like the one shown in Searching for groove width and groove
location on page 72.
1
Try programming a Search_Groove instruction using the information in
Search_Groove - Find groove width and location on page 88. Remember: Only the
wire can be used on a groove search.
2
Questions
Use Search_Groove - Find groove width and location on page 88 as a reference
in answering these questions.
1 Where should the first robtarget, StartPoint, be programmed?
2 Where should the second robtarget, CentrePoint, be programmed?
3 What effect does changing the nominal groove width, NomWidth, have on
the search pattern?
4 What effect does it have on the results (displacement & actual width)?
5 Which moves are effected by changes in the speeddata?
Advanced
Action
Add the optional arguments, InitSchL and NomDepth.1
Set the InitSchL equal to 15.2
Set the NomDepth equal to 3.3
1 What happens when InitSchL is changed?
2 What happens when NomDepth is changed?
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4.10.2 Exercise 8: Searching for a groove weld

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