• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2000

It was attempted to improve seam-tracking performance by applying a new arc-sensing algorithm for FCAW(flux-cored arc welding) process in fillet joints. For this study the authors have introduced three different weight factors: $\circled1$ arc currents at the weaving end are more weighted, $\circled2$ arc currents are evenly weighted along the weaving, and $\circled3$ arc currents at the weaving center are more weighted. To evaluate the 3 factors the values of signal-to-noise(S/N) ratio has been measured. The values were obtained for various welding conditions with different gaps in horizontal and vertical fillet joints. The test results showed that the S/N ratio of the 1st case was highest which resulted in the best of seam tracking performance. In addition, the comparison between the seam tracking performance in horizontal fillet joints and that in vertical ones has been done, and the result showed that tracking performance in vertical joints was relatively better than that in horizontal joints.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.66-80
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• 1997

This paper describes a newly developed arc-sensing algorithm of seam-tracking for FCA W (flux-cored arc welding) horizontal fillet welding. In this algorithm, arc current and the Weighted-Are-Current (WAC) are used to adjust the position of a weld torch in directions of bead throat and weaving, respectively. The WAC, which is newly devised in this study, means that arc current in the vicinity of weaving end is more emphasized than that in the center of weaving. The reason of this is because there usually exists much noise in the center of weaving due to abrupt change of arc length in case some empty gaps exist in a fillet joint Variance analysis was performed in order to check the effect of weld parameters on arc current and the WAC. As a result, the relationships between tip-to-workpiece distance and arc current, and between weaving offset and the WAC were established.To check "the validity of the algorithm, seam-tracking experiments were performed ;mder various welding condition. The result of experiments showed a satisfactory tracking performance in the presence of empty gaps in a horizontal fillet joint.et joint.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 1990

Arc must be stable during welding first of all other factors for obtaining sound weldment, especially in the automation of welding process. Arc stability is somewhat sophisticated phenomenon which is not clearly defined yet. In consumable electrode welding, the voltage and current variation due to metal transfer enables to assess arc stability. Recently, statistical analyses of the voltage and current waveform factors are performed to assess the degress of arc stability which is assessed and controlled by operator's own experience by now. But, considering the increasing need and the trend of automation of welding process, it is necessary to monitor arc stability in real-time. In this sutdy, the modified stability index composed of two voltage and current wvaeform factors (arc time and short circuit time) reduced from four factors (arc time, short circuit time, average arc current and average short circuit current) in Mita's index by the welding electrical circuit modeling is proposed and verified by experiments to be well estimating arc stability in the static sense. Also, the recursive calculation form estimating present arc stability in the dynamic sense is developed for real-time estimation. The results of applying the recursive index during welding show good estimation of arc stability in real-time. Therefore, the results of this study offers the mean for real-time control arc stability.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 1999년도 특별강연 및 추계학술발표대회 개요집
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• pp.66-69
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• 1999

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.131-139
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• 1996

The response of the arc sensor using the welding current and/or welding voltage as its outputs has been obtained by the analysis and/or experiments of the static characteristics of arc sensor. But in order to improve the reliability of arc sensor, it is necessary to know its dynamic characteristics. So in this paper, it is presented the dynamic model of arc sensor including the power source, arc voltage, electrode burnoff rate, and wire feed rate. A numerical simulation of the dynamic model of arc sensor was implemented, computing the welding current with input of CTWD. The results of computer simulations and experiments of $CO_2$arc welding showed that a linear relationship between weaving center - weld line distance and current area difference was established. Additionally, a real-time weld seam tracking system interfaced with industrial welding robot was constructed, the result of the weld seam tracking experiment for weld line with an initial offset error of 5$^{\circ}$was good.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.81-91
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• 1997

In this study, a magnetic sensor to make use of eddy current was developed to detect the weld seam of butt joint in the sheet metal arc welding. This system consist of the sensor device for detecting the weld line, the servo control device for driving the weld torch movement and the control unit. A signal processing was applied to smooth the output signal of the sensor. The weld joint was determined by using a 1st order differential method. To improve tracking accuracy of the system, moving average method which has an effect of proportional and weighted integral control was applied to a series of the weld joint positions obtained above. The weld line for tracking was generated by using data regeneration algorithm. Based on these results, each servo motor was controlled by pulse generator. From experimental results, it was revealed that this system has excellent detecting ability for weld line and seam tracking ability.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제29권7A호
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• pp.786-793
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• 2004

cdma2000 IxEV-DO 네트워크의 역방향 링크에서와 같은 자율적 전송률 제어 (ARC, Autonomous data Rate Control) 구조는 다중 QoS 환경에서의 다양한 QoS 보장 및 RoT (Rise over Thermal) 제약 조건을 만족시키지 못하는 문제가 있다. 이에 따라, 본 논문에서는 cdma2000 기반의 역방향 링크 시스템을 위한 자원 관리 기술로서, MWGF (Modified Weighted G-Fair) 스케줄러를 제안하고, 다중 QoS 서비스 환경에서 성능을 분석하였다. 제안된 스케줄러는 QoS 요구를 고려한 우선 순위를 제공할 뿐만 아니라 RoT-filling 기법을 이용해서 RoT 정규화를 보장함으로서 CDMA 시스템의 로딩 (loading)을 유지하는 구조로 설계되었다. 모의실험을 통하여, 제안된 스케줄러는 자율적 전송률 제어 구조에 비하여, 약 29 - 40 % 정도의 실시간 서비스의 전송 시간이 단축되는 것을 보였으며, 약 1.0 - 1.3 dB의 낮은 평균 수신 RoT 레벨을 유지하여 낮은 시스템 로딩을 제공함을 보였다. 이와 같은 낮은 시스템 로딩은 여분의 간섭량을 타 서비스 또는 타 셀에 제공하여 시스템 전체의 용량을 증가시킬 수 있게 된다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1987년도 전기.전자공학 학술대회 논문집(II)
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• pp.1560-1563
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• 1987

This paper is concerned with time delay modeling of ED MOS gates which takes into account the slope of input waveform as well as the load condition. Defining the delay time as the time required to charge/discharge the load to the physical reference level, the rise/fall delay times arc derived in an explicit formula in terms of the sum of optimally weighted current unbalances at two end points of voltage transition. The proposed model is computationally effective and the error is typically within 10% of the SPICE results.