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A Study of Seam Tracking and Error Compensation for Plasma Arc Welding of Corrugation Panel

  • Yang, Joo-Woong;Park, Young-Jun
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.2701-2706
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    • 2003
  • This paper describes weld seam tracking and error compensation methods of automatic plasma arc welding system designed for the corrugation panel that consists of a linear section and a curved section with various curvatures. Realizing automatic welding system, we are faced with two problems. One is a precise seam tracking and the other is an arc length control. Due to the complexity of the panel shape, it is difficult to find a seam and operate a torch manually in the welding process. So, laser vision sensor for seam tracking is equipped for sensing the seam position and controlling the height of a torch automatically. To attain more precise measurement of an arc length, we measure the 3D shape of the panel and analyze error factors according to the various panel states and caused errors are predicted through the welding process. Using that result, compensation algorithm is added to that of arc length control and real time error compensation is achieved. The result shows that these two methods work effectively.

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Nonlinear Analysis of Space Trusses Using the Combined Arc-Length Method (복합 호장법을 이용한 공간 트러스의 비선형 해석)

  • 석창목;권영환
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.361-369
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    • 2001
  • This paper deals with numerical efficiency of nonlinear solution technique for space trusses. It will propose the combined Arc-length method to trace structural behavior after reaching buckling load as opposed to the current Arch-length method. The combined Arc-length method uses the current stiffness parameter as a control variable. It uses Secant-Newton method in stable path and applies Arc-length method in unstable path. To evaluate efficiency of solution technique, the accuracy of solution, convergence, and computing time concerning illustrative numerical examples are compared with the current Arc-length method. It show that the combined Arc-length method, as proposed in this paper, is superior to the current Arc-length method in numerical nonlinear analysis.

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The Characteristics of Magnetic Field in Multi-Torches FCAW (다전극 FCAW의 전극 간격에 따른 자기장 특성)

  • Go, Seong-Hun
    • Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.69-70
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    • 2005
  • In order to prevent the arc blow at the FCA welding system with multi-torches, the effects of arc length on the magnetic flux at the FCA weldment was evaluated using electro-magnetic filed analysis. Magnetic flux density around arc are slightly increased with an increase in the arc length. Based on the FEA results, the minimum distance of torches to control arc blow was established.

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Development of Automatic Voltage Control Equipment using LabVIEW Software (LabVIEW를 이용한 TIG 용접 자동 전압 제어 장치 개발)

  • Song, Sang-Eun;Jeong, Young Cheol;Cho, Young Tae;Jung, Yoon-Gyo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.112-117
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    • 2017
  • The arc, generated by Tungsten Inert Gas(TIG) welding, is stable and provides excellent quality of the weld. Since automation is difficult, a lot of work is performed by hand. In addition, to obtain the uniform weld quality is difficult when using a base metal having a nonuniform welding line, or when welding inside a pipe. Generally, TIG welding power has the characteristic of constant-current. The welding voltage is changed in proportion to the arc length. Hence, the automatic voltage control equipment should be applied at the TIG welding system. The automatic voltage control equipment has been designed using LabVIEW software. It consists of a manufactured voltage divider circuit, and jig for moving the torch. The voltage measurements and driving of the motor were performed through the algorithm implementation in LabVIEW. Welding was conducted while increasing the arc length. In this process, it was confirmed that the automatic voltage control equipment kept the arc length constant.

Development of Automatic Filet Welding Torch System with High Speed Rotating Arc Sensor

  • Lee, W.K.;Lee, G.Y.;Kim, J.H.;Kim, S.B.
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.94.1-94
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    • 2001
  • Arc sensor gives important groove information during welding. Automatic seam tracking control system with arc sensor has significant characteristics such that bead formation is given as decentralization of penetration and formation of concave bead profile and that a turning point of transverse weaving with constant arc length control is decided whether or not torch height reaches to a specified setting level. Furthermore, the rotating action of the arc prevents hanging of weld bead and forms flat bead surface under high speed welding condition. The variation of groove and deposition area can be detected from the trace of weaving. The area and width of weaving trace has close correlation with the area of groove and deposition. In this paper, main object of this system is to realize an adaptive microprocessor based controller ...

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A study on development of plasma-arc cutting system with computer-numerical control (컴퓨터수치제어(CNC) 플라즈마 아아크 절단장치 개발에 관한 연구)

  • 노태정;나석주;나규환
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.60-69
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    • 1990
  • Plasma arc cutting is a fusion cutting process in which a gas-constricted arc is employed to produce a high-temperature, high-velocity plasma jet on the workpiece. This process provides some advantages such as increased cutting velocity, excellent working accuracy and the ability to cut special materials (widely used stainless steels and Al-alloys, for example), when compared with iconventional oxyfuel gas cutting. From the view point of price and reliability of the power source, plasma arc cutting has also some distinct advantages over laser beam cutting. High-speed machines with NC or CNC systems are needed for the plasma arc or laser beam cutting process, while for oxyfuel gas cutting, low-speed machines with copying templates or optical-shape tracking sensors can be applied. The low price and high flexibility of the microprocessor arc contributing more and more the application of CNC system in the plasma arc cutting process, as in other manufacturing fields. From these points of view, a microprocessor-based plasma arc cutting system was developed by using a reference-pulse system, and its performance was tested. The interpolating routines were programmed in the assembly language for saving the memory volume and improving the compouting speed, which has an intimate relationship with the available cutting velocity.

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A Non-Cirucular Contact Arc Model for Temper Rolling

  • Y.L. Liu;Lee, W.H.;Cho, K.J.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 1999.08a
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    • pp.293-300
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    • 1999
  • A mathematical model for the analysis of roll gap phenomena in strip temper rolling process is described. The mechanical peculiarities of temper rolling process, such as high friction value and non-circular contact arc, low reduction and non-negligible entry and exit elastic zones as well as central restricted deformation (preliminary displacement or sticking) zone etc., are all taken into account. The deformation of work rolls is calculated with the influence function method and arbitrary contact arc shape is permitted. The strip deformation is modeled by slab method and the entry and exit elastic deformation zones are included. The restricted deformation zone near the neutral point is also considered. The concept and the calculation method of limiting preliminary displacement are used to determine the length of the central restricted deformation zone. The comparison of the model results with the measured mill data is also made.

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The Proposition of Efficient Nonlinear Solution Technique for Space Truss (공간 트러스에 대한 효율적인 비선형 해석 기법 제안)

  • 석창목;권영환
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.481-490
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficiency of various solution techniques and propose new efficient solution techniques for space trusses. Solution techniques used in this study are three load control methods (Newton-Raphson Method, modified Newton-Raphson Method, Secant-Newton Method), two load-displacement control methods(Arc-length Method, Work Increment Control Method) and three combined load-displacement control methods(Combined Arc-length Method I , Combined Arc-length MethodⅡ, Combined Work Increment Control Method). To evaluate the efficiency of these solution techniques, we must examine accuracy of their solutions, convergences and computing times of numerical examples. The combined load-displacement control methods are the most efficient in the geometric nonlinear solution techniques and in tracing post-buckling behavior of space truss. The combined work increment control method is the most efficient in tracing the buckling load of spate trusses with high degrees of freedom.

Effects of Welding Parameters on Diffusible Hydrogen Contents in FCAW-S Weld Metal (셀프실드아크 용접금속의 확산성수소량에 미치는 용접변수의 영향)

  • Bang, Kook-Soo;Park, Chan
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.77-81
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    • 2013
  • The effects of the welding parameters, contact tip-to-workpiece distance (CTWD), current, and voltage on the diffusible hydrogen content in weld metal deposited by self-shielded flux cored arc welding were investigated and rationalized by comparing the amount of heat generated in the extension length of the wire. This showed that as CTWD increased from 15mm to 25mm, the amount of heat generated was increased from 71.1J to 174.8J, and the hydrogen content was decreased from 11.3mL/100g to 5.9mL/100 g. Even if little difference was observed in the amount of heat generated, the hydrogen content was increased with an increase in voltage because of the longer arc length. A regression analysis showed that the regression coefficient of voltage in self-shielded flux cored arc welding is greater than that in $CO_2$ arc welding. This implies that voltage control is more important in self-shielded flux cored arc welding than in $CO_2$ arc welding.

The EMTP Analysis and Characteristics of Load Impedance on Various Electrode length, Pulse Repetition in Pulse Corona Discharging (펄스코로나 방전의 전극길이, 펄스반복율에 따른 부하 임피던스 변화 특성 및 EMTP 해석)

  • Jeong, Jong-Han;Song, U-Jeong;Jeon, Jin-An;Jeong, Hyeon-Ju;Hong, Jeong-Hwan;Kim, Hui-Je
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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    • v.51 no.4
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    • pp.158-163
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    • 2002
  • The pulsed Power system has been widely used to many applications, such as E/P(Electrostatic Precipitator), DeNOx/DeSOx power system, often generator, etc. In this paper, we study EMTP analysis and characteristics of critical voltage and load in impedance on various electrode length of pulse corona. To obtain a stable pulse voltage, we designed a compact pulse generator switched MOSFET and tested their characteristics by adjusting electrode length and pulse repetition. As a re sult, critical voltage of pulse corona and load impedance on increasing electrode length were decreased. These results indicate we can control critical voltage of pulse corona and suppress arc discharging between two electrodes.