Location-Independent Robot-Assisted Finishing Using Digital Twins and Extended Reality

📅 2026-09-08
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本文提出一种基于数字孪生和扩展现实的网络物理系统,用于远程编程、监督、培训及操作机器人辅助精加工系统,解决金属增材制造组件后处理问题。
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This paper presents a cyber-physical system (CPS) for location-independent programming, supervision, training, and teleoperation of a Robot-Assisted Finishing (RAF) system used to post-process metal additive-manufactured (AM) components. A digital twin (DT) built in Unity is delivered to the operator as a WebGL application that supports both desktop and immersive modes through WebXR-compatible devices. Moreover, it exchanges robot state and pose commands with a collaborative robot through a Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) broker. The DT enforces kinematic and collision constraints before a pose is released to the physical robot, and augments the virtual component with a color map of the surface topography that supports operator decisions on part repositioning or process termination. The architecture was validated on a specially designed physical RAF system. A steady-state joint synchronization error of 0.12 deg and a mean round-trip latency of 563 ms were measured, which is adequate for supervisory programming and intermittent teleoperation.
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Robot-Assisted Finishing
Digital Twin
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Digital Twin
Extended Reality
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WebXR
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