Sensing free surface of arc weld pool using specular reflection: Principle and analysis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 210, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 553-564

  Kovacevic, R ^a   Zhang, Y M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

GTAW; Machine vision; Pool depression; Pool surface; Weld pool

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LASER BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONITORING; REFLECTION; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

WELD POOL;

ELECTRIC ARC WELDING;

EID: 0030384877     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_154_02     Document Type: Article

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