Kopplung von TwinCAT-CNC und ROS für CNC-Pfadplanung/TwinCAT-ROS integration for CNC path planning – Camera-based collision-free path planning for CNC robot systems in industrial automation

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Volume 115 (2025), Issue 09

Kopplung von TwinCAT-CNC und ROS für CNC-Pfadplanung/TwinCAT-ROS integration for CNC path planning – Camera-based collision-free path planning for CNC robot systems in industrial automation

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1436-4980
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In production engineering, CNC-controlled manufacturing cells are increasingly extended to include CNC-controlled robots. However, CNC controllers do not provide functions for planning collision-free motion paths. The Robot Operating System (ROS) offers algorithms for collision-free path planning, but is only partially suitable for industrial use. In this paper, an interface is developed that extends the TwinCAT-CNC with ROS algorithms for path planning.

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