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http://dx.doi.org/10.21289/KSIC.2022.25.5.799

A Study on the Suitability Analysis of Welding Robot System for Replacement of Manual Welding in Ship Manufacturing Process  

Kwon, Yong-Seop (Integrated Robotics System Research center, Korea Institute of Robotics and Technology Convergence)
Park, Chang-Hyung (Integrated Robotics System Research center, Korea Institute of Robotics and Technology Convergence)
Park, Sang-Hyun (Integrated Robotics System Research center, Korea Institute of Robotics and Technology Convergence)
Lee, Jeong-Jae (Integrated Robotics System Research center, Korea Institute of Robotics and Technology Convergence)
Lee, Jae-Youl (Integrated Robotics System Research center, Korea Institute of Robotics and Technology Convergence)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence / v.25, no.5, 2022 , pp. 799-810 More about this Journal
Abstract
Welding work is a production work method widely used throughout the industry, and various types of welding technologies exist. In addition, many methods are being studied to automate these welding operations using robots, but in the ship manufacturing field, welding such as painting, cutting, and grinding is also the most common operation, but the manual operation ratio is higher than in other industries. Such a high manual labor ratio in the field of ship manufacturing not only causes quality problems and production delays according to the skill of workers, but also causes problems in the supply and demand of manpower. Therefore, this paper analyzed the reason why the automation rate is low in welding work at ship manufacturing sites compared to other industries, and analyzed the production process and field environment for small and medium-sized ship manufacturing companies that repeatedly manufactured with a small quantity production method. Based on the analysis results, it is intended to propose a robot system that can easily move between workplaces and secure uniform welding quality and productivity by collaborating simple welding tasks with humans. Finally, the simulation environment is constructed and analyzed to secure the suitability of robot system application to current production site environment, work process, and productivity, rather than to develop and apply the proposed robot system. Through such pre-simulation and robot system suitability analysis, it is expected to reduce trial and error that may occur in actual field installation and operation, and to improve the possibility of robot application and positive perception of robot system at ship manufacturing sites.
Keywords
Welding Robot; Cooperative Robot; Simulation; Ship Manufacturing Process;
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