Vision-based measurement of weld pool geometry in constant-current gas tungsten arc welding

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

Volumn 217, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 879-882

  Wu, C S ^a   Gao, J Q ^a   Liu, X F ^a   Zhao, Y H ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Constant current GTAW; Vision based measurement; Weld pool geometry

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; IMAGE SENSORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TUNGSTEN; WELDS;

WELD POOL GEOMETRY;

ELECTRIC ARC WELDING;

EID: 0037705761     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544050360673279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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