A vision-based self-tuning fuzzy controller for fillet weld seam tracking

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 540-550

  Fang, Zaojun ^a   Xu, De ^a   Tan, Min ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION   (China)

Author keywords

Fillet weld; fuzzy controller; image based visual control; seam tracking; self tuning; structured light vision

Indexed keywords

FILLET WELDS; FUZZY CONTROLLER; IMAGE-BASED VISUAL CONTROL; SEAM TRACKING; SELFTUNING; STRUCTURED-LIGHT VISION;

WELDING; WELDS;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 79955842574     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2010.2045766     Document Type: Article

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