Droplet tracking in double-electrode GMAW

Zhenzhou Wang, Yang Yu, Shu Jun Chen, Yu Ming Zhang

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Abstract

o understand, analyze, and control the metal transfer process of double-electrode gas metal arc welding (DE-GMAW), the droplet should be monitored in real time. Due to the fast development and transfer of the droplet, the monitoring speed becomes the key. A tracking method that takes advantage of results from previous images to speed the processing is advantageous. In this paper, Kalman Filter tracking and Least Square Match tracking algorithms are studied. Finally, a real time template updating and LSM tracking method is proposed to track the droplet effectively. Experimental results verified its tracking accuracy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials Processing Technology
Pages1180-1183
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2nd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing, ICAMMP 2011 - Guilin, China
Duration: Dec 16 2011Dec 18 2011

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume418-420
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing, ICAMMP 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin
Period12/16/1112/18/11

Keywords

  • Gas metal arc welding
  • Image processing
  • Metal transfer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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