A visual seam tracking system for robotic arc welding

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 70-75

  Xu, Peiquan ^a   Xu, Guoxiang ^a   Tang, Xinhua ^a   Yao, Shun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

3D model; Circular laser; Seam tracking; Vision sensor

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; ERROR ANALYSIS; ONE DIMENSIONAL; SCANNING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

3D MODELS; CIRCULAR LASERS; SEAM TRACKING; VISION SENSORS;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 43249115648     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-007-0939-6     Document Type: Article

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