Application of sensing technology in intelligent robotic arc welding: A review

F Xu, Y Xu, H Zhang, S Chen - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2022 - Elsevier
As a traditional fusion welding method, arc welding occupies most of the total welding
production. However, the current industrial welding robots with the “teaching and playback” …

Review on multi-information acquisition, defect prediction and quality control of aluminum alloy GTAW process

Y Xu, Q Liu, J Xu, R Xiao, S Chen - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2023 - Elsevier
The gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) is a classic traditional welding method for aluminum
alloys. However, the strong reflection of the welding area illuminated by arc light and the …

Computer vision technology for seam tracking in robotic GTAW and GMAW

Y Xu, G Fang, N Lv, S Chen, JJ Zou - Robotics and computer-integrated …, 2015 - Elsevier
Due to ever increasing demand in precision in robotic welding automation and its inherent
technical difficulties, seam tracking has become the research hotspot. This paper introduces …

Research evolution on intelligentized technologies for arc welding process

SB Chen, N Lv - Journal of manufacturing processes, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents some new evolutions of research works in the IRWTL at SJTU on
intelligentized technologies for arc welding dynamic process and robot systems, including …

Recognition of penetration states based on arc sound of interest using VGG-SE network during pulsed GTAW process

Z Zhao, N Lv, R Xiao, Q Liu, S Chen - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2023 - Elsevier
Real-time welding monitoring is of great importance for intelligent welding, and the
recognition of penetration states based on acoustic signal has been a hot topic. However …

Weld seam profile detection and feature point extraction for multi-pass route planning based on visual attention model

Y He, Y Xu, Y Chen, H Chen, S Chen - Robotics and Computer-Integrated …, 2016 - Elsevier
Automatic multi-pass route planning is one of key technologies for thick plate in robotic metal
active gas (MAG) arc welding. In this research, a scheme for the extracting feature points of …

Prediction of welding quality characteristics during pulsed GTAW process of aluminum alloy by multisensory fusion and hybrid network model

C Chen, R Xiao, H Chen, N Lv, S Chen - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2021 - Elsevier
To implement predicting and controlling of welding quality are significant during pulsed gas
tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process. In this paper, a multi-sensor system has been …

A novel penetration state recognition method based on LSTM with auditory attention during pulsed GTAW

Z Zhao, N Lv, R Xiao, S Chen - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Weld defect detection and control is of great significance for the gas tungsten arc welding
process of aluminum alloy, and the recognition of penetration states based on acoustic …

Precise seam tracking in robotic welding by an improved image processing approach

N Banafian, R Fesharakifard, MB Menhaj - The International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The intelligent welding robots have been widely developed and applied into the industrial
production lines to improve the manufacturing efficiency. The main and important factor to …

Temperature-based prediction of joint hardness in TIG welding of inconel 600, 625 and 718 nickel superalloys

W Jamrozik, J Górka, T Kik - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Welding is an important process in terms of manufacturing components for various types of
machines and structures. One of the vital and still unsolved issues is determining the quality …