An image-guided mobile robotic welding system for SMAW repair processes

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1223-1233

  Tung, Pi Cheng ^a   Wu, Ming Chang ^a   Hwang, Yean Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arc welding; Binocular image; Control; Machine vision; Robot

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER VISION; MACHINE TOOLS; MILLING (MACHINING); NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PLASMA ARC CUTTING; TRAJECTORIES; UNIVERSAL JOINTS; WELDING;

BINOCULAR IMAGES; GAS METAL ARC WELDING (GMAW); SHIELD METAL ARC WELDING (SMAW);

GAS METAL ARC WELDING;

EID: 2942668474     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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