ROBOGUIDE®-HandlingPRO™

Basic Description

HandlingPRO is a member of FANUCRobotics’ ROBOGUIDE family ofoffline robot simulation softwareproducts built on the Virtual RobotController. HandlingPRO allowsusers to simulate a robotic process in 3-D space or conduct feasibilitystudies for robotic applicationswithout the physical need andexpense of a prototype work cellsetup. HandlingPRO includesIntegrated Virtual Teach Pendant thatlooks and operates like a real TeachPendant. Virtual Teach Pendant isused for jogging, programming andsimulating the Virtual Robot on a PC.

With HandlingPRO, sales, proposaland application engineers can importunique CAD models of parts, create a workcell including machines, parttransfer devices and obstacles andteach robot paths to simulate theoperation and performance of a multi-robot workcell. Reachverification, collision detection,accurate cycle time estimates andother visual system operations aresimulated in HandlingPRO’s uniqueand graphical virtual environment.HandlingPRO is recommended formaterial handling applicationsincluding load/unload, packaging,assembly and material removal.

Benefits

� With HandlingPRO, robotapplications can be validated in a virtual environment without thetime-consuming and costly need to acquire an actual robot,associated parts, tooling andmachines.

� Through the use of CAD modelsand HandlingPRO simulation,projects and applications arequalified quicker and moreaccurately than through commonmanual methods.

ROBOGUIDE is a registered trademarkof FANUC LTD.

� HandlingPRO also allows for offline“what if” scenario simulations. Userscan improve and touch up existingrobotic applications withoutexperiencing downtime and lostproduction.

� HandlingPRO provides the mostaccurate cycle time information forFANUC robots compared to any other simulation package available in the industry.

Features

� Workcell Wizard – Guides the userthrough the workcell developmentprocess including robot modelselection, controller selection, robot software selection, etc.

� The FANUC robot library – Quickaccess to any FANUC robot forsystem layout and simulation. Each robot model comes completewith an associated Virtual RobotController and a 3-D CAD model of a FANUC robot.

� Built-in CAD models – Instantaccess to many commonly usedfixtures, tables, conveyors and end-of-arm tools. Additional simple 3-Dgeometric shapes are provided asmodeling tools to create custommachines, tools and/or fixtures.

� Fixture Programming – Optimizes programming process by minimizing robot positioningand alignment operations.

� CAD Import/Export (IGES files)– CAD models of existing parts,fixtures and grippers can beimported directly intoHandlingPRO to build systemlayouts and to evaluate systemoperation.

� Robot Programming –HandlingPRO supports automaticpath generation from a CADmodel of the part. It also allowsteaching of robot path via built-inVirtual Teach Pendant.

� Cell Calibration and User Frame– WorkCell and User Framecalibration is supported byHandlingPRO to simulate realrobot programming features forthe virtual robot.

� Robot reach check – A 3-D view of the robot work envelope is provided for layout of parts, fixtures and other cell componentseffectively within the workcell.

� Cycle time validation – A calculated, accurate cycle time data can be output from running the taught robot program insimulation mode.

Robot cell simulationVirtual iPendant

� Collision detection – Visualidentification of collisions during therobot simulation helps to avoid collisionand allows the relocation of the robot,tooling and/or part before an actualrobot becomes installed in the plant.

� Shared I/O – Allows I/O mappingbetween the robots within a workcell for communication and synchronizationpurposes.

� Auxiliary Axis – Allows simulation ofrobot systems that includes additionalaxes such as a linear track, turntable or even another robot configured as an additional motion group.

� Line Tracking – Allows simulation of robot systems where the robotperforms a programmed operation on a part while the part is moving along a linear or circular path.

� Remote Tool Center Point – Allowsquick teaching of robot path andsimulation of robot systems where anexternal machine operates on a partheld by the robot.

� Profiler – The teach pendant programprofiler allows programs to be reviewedquickly for timing bottlenecks andoperational slowdowns. Processingproblems can be avoided long beforethe robot is placed into production.

� TP Trace – A unique capability to display the actual robot motion vs. thetaught path. It includes a TP trace byspeed, orientation and acceleration,allowing touch up of the robot programbefore the robot is actually deployed.

� Animation AVI – Allows the user to record the simulation of the robotsystem for later customer presentationand/or proposal uses. This systemsimulation video can be easily copied to a CD or other formats and deliveredas needed as part of any systemquotation or presentation.

� Integrated KCL Command Line –Provides KAREL command executionfor KAREL programmers.

Recommended PCRequirements

� 2.4 GHz Pentium® 4 with Windows®

2000 Professional or Windows XPProfessional

� 1 GB RAM and 1 GB Free Hard Disk Space

� OpenGL Video Card� 10/100 BaseT Ethernet Card� 32X CD-ROM Drive

FANUC robot library

Example output of HandlingPRO Cycle Time Profiler

Built-in CAD models

FANUC Robotics America, Inc. Charlotte, NC Toronto, Canada3900 W. Hamlin Road (704) 596-5121 (905) 812-2300Rochester Hills, MI 48309-3253(248) 377-7000 Chicago, IL Montréal, CanadaFax (248) 377-7362 (847) 898-6000 (450) 492-9001

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