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Marshall
Space Flight Center
1988 Phase II
Development of an Automated
Wire Delivery System for Robotic Welding Applications
Nichols Research
Corporation
Huntsville, AL
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INNOVATION
Development of
a stand-alone automated wire delivery system (AWDS) capable of completely
automating the wire feed and placement process, thus eliminating the
need for operator access to the point of welding
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Wire Pilot
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- The AWDS is capable of maintaining
the proper filler wire position during welding for both robotic
and nonrobotic variable polarity arc welding (VPPAW) and gas tungsten
arc welding (GTAW) applications on aluminum alloys. This system
has the potential for use on other applications with different wire
placement requirements
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- Nichols Research has commercialized
the technology with the marketing of a device known as Wire Pilot
- Nichols Research was recognized
in the 1995 edition of NASA Spinoff Magazine
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- The Wire Pilot, essentially
a small robot, is a programmable, motorized three-axis manipulator
for precise positioning of filler wire relative to the welding torch
and workpiece. The Wire Pilot was designed to automate the
placement of filler wire during precision automatic and robotic
welding
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