Simulation based iterative post-optimization of paths of robot guided thermal spraying
A method of optimized path planning for robot-based thermal spraying of free-forms. Optimizing initial paths w.r.t. GPU simulated coating error and execution quality. Efficient nonlinear conjugate gradient optimization by analytic gradient approximation. Successful application to path adaptation for coating thickness error minimization. Application to efficient path transfer between variants of shapes and spray methods.
simulation optimization thermal spraying path planning