Title :
Low Cost System for Weld Tracking Based on Artificial Vision
Author :
Villan, A.F. ; Acevedo, Rodrigo García ; Alvarez, Eduardo Alvarez ; López, Antonio Campos ; García, Daniel F. ; Fernández, Rubén Usamentiaga ; Meana, Marco Jimenez ; Sánchez, Jose Manuel García
Author_Institution :
Fundacion CTIC (Technol. Center), Gijon, Spain
Abstract :
A laser-stripe system for the automation of welding processes in heavy industries is presented. Conventional methods use human intervention. A new solution using only common usage computer components has been developed offering at least the same quality of performance at a low price making laser systems without human intervention attractive for cost sensitive applications in heavy industries. A new system has been developed that guarantees satisfying tracking results even when the welding gap geometry varies strongly or is distorted by noise.
Keywords :
computer vision; laser beam applications; optical tracking; production engineering computing; welding; artificial vision; automatic welding; heavy industries; laser-stripe system; seam tracking; weld tracking; welding gap geometry; Automation; Computer science; Costs; Electrodes; Humans; Laser theory; Magnetic heads; Sensor systems; Thermal sensors; Welding;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 2009. IAS 2009. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3475-6
Electronic_ISBN :
0197-2618
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2009.5324960
