Robotic training courses

The goal of the seminar is to get all the basic acquirements for the programming of the KUKA robot system.
Preconditions

• Vocational training in a technical job

Content:

1. Structure and function of a KUKA robot system

• Overview mechanics of a KUKA robot
• Overview KR C4 robot controller
• Overview KUKA smartPAD
• Robot safety

2. Moving the robot

• Reading and interpreting robot controller messages
• Selecting and setting the operating mode
• Moving individual robot axes
• Coordinate systems in conjunction with robots
• Moving the robot in the world coordinate system
• Moving the robot in the tool coordinate system
• Moving the robot in the base coordinate system
• Jogging with a stationary tool

3. Starting up steps at the robot Mastering principle

• Mastering the robot
• Loads on the robot
• Tool load data
• Supplementary loads on the robot
• Tool calibration
• Base calibration (workpiece coordinate system)
• Calibration of a stationary tool
• Calibration of a robot-guided workpiece
• Start-Up Mode

4. Executing robot programs

• Performing an initialization run
• Selecting and starting robot programs

5. Working with program files

• Creating program modules
• Editing program modules
• Archiving and restoring robot programs
• Tracking program modifications and changes of state by means of the log file

6. Creating and modifying programmed motions

• Creating new motion commands
• Creating cycle-time optimized motion (axis motion)
• Creating motion commands
• Modifying motion commands
• Motion programming with external TCP/stationary tool

7. Programming collision detection

• Programming motions with collision detection

8. Using logic functions in the robot program

• Introduction to logic programming
• Programming wait functions
• Programming simple switching functions
• Programming time-distance functions

9. Using technology packages

• Gripper operation with KUKA.GripperTech
• Gripper programming with KUKA.GripperTech
• KUKA.GripperTech configuration
  
  

10. Working with variables

• Displaying and modifying variable values
• Displaying robot states

11. Variables and declarations

• Data management in KRL
• Working with simple data types
  
  

12. Successful programming in KRL

• Structure and organization of robot programs
• Structuring robot programs
• Linking robot programs

13. Using program execution control functions

• Programming conditional statements or branches
• Programming a switch statement
• Programming loops
• Programming wait functions
• Time-dependent wait functions
• Signal-dependent wait functions

14. Working with a higher-level controller

• Preparation for program start from PLC
• Adapting the PLC interface (Cell.src)