OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001733

Systems and methods to perform robotic welding path correction

Published: 2026-09-15T19:08:01.623821Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001733
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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ABSTRACT

Disclosed example robotic welding systems include: a welding-type power supply
configured to output welding-type power to a welding-type torch; a robotic
manipulator configured to manipulate the welding-type torch; and robot control
circuitry configured to: load a welding program comprising a sequence of
robotic welding instructions, the robotic welding instructions comprising a
plurality of positions associated with a welding operation to be performed
along a welding seam using the welding-type torch, the sequence further
comprising a position correction instruction; in response to reaching the
position correction instruction in the sequence: automatically control the
robotic manipulator to move the welding-type torch to detect positions of one
or more surfaces associated with the weld seam; and based on the detected
positions of the one or more surfaces associated with the weld seam, applying
a correction to ones of the positions associated with the position correction
instruction; and perform the robotic welding instructions in the sequence
based on the plurality of positions and based on the corrections.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001733
Published 2026-09-15T19:08:01.623821Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001733