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” …

Progress, challenges and trends on vision sensing technologies in automatic/intelligent robotic welding: State-of-the-art review

Q Guo, Z Yang, J Xu, Y Jiang, W Wang, Z Liu… - Robotics and Computer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Welding is a method of realizing material connections, and the development of modern
sensing technology is pushing this traditional process towards automation and intelligence …

[HTML][HTML] Soft computing-based predictive modeling of flexible electrohydrodynamic pumps

Z Mao, Y Peng, C Hu, R Ding, Y Yamada… - … Intelligence and Robotics, 2023 - Elsevier
Flexible electrohydrodynamic (EHD) pumps have been developed and applied in many
fields due to no transmission structure, no wear, easy manipulation, and no noise. Physical …

A review of vision-aided robotic welding

T Lei, Y Rong, H Wang, Y Huang, M Li - Computers in Industry, 2020 - Elsevier
Vision-aided robotic welding has been applied in the industrial field for decades. This paper
summarizes the procedures of vision-aided robotic welding. Various methods in vision …

Automatic weld type classification, tacked spot recognition and weld ROI determination for robotic welding based on modified YOLOv5

S Chen, D Yang, J Liu, Q Tian, F Zhou - Robotics and Computer-Integrated …, 2023 - Elsevier
Automatic and fast weld type classification, tacked spot recognition and weld ROI (region of
interest) determination are key links for intelligent welding robot, because they directly affect …

Deep learning-based welding image recognition: A comprehensive review

T Liu, P Zheng, J Bao - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
The reliability and accuracy of welding image recognition (WIR) is critical, which can largely
improve domain experts' insight of the welding system. To ensure its performance, deep …

A weld seam feature real-time extraction method of three typical welds based on target detection

L Deng, T Lei, C Wu, Y Liu, S Cao, S Zhao - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
To realize strong robust, widely adaptable and highly precise weld seam feature detection,
an extraction method based on the improved target detection model CenterNet is proposed …

Light-weight segmentation network based on SOLOv2 for weld seam feature extraction

Y Zou, G Zeng - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
The laser vision sensor-based welding robot collects weld images of the workpiece surface
and utilizes image processing algorithms to locate feature points in real time during welding …

An efficient and robust complex weld seam feature point extraction method for seam tracking and posture adjustment

Y Ma, J Fan, H Yang, H Wang, S Xing… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To realize high-quality robotic welding, an efficient and robust complex weld seam feature
point extraction method based on a deep neural network (Shuffle-YOLO) is proposed for …

A novel visual guidance framework for robotic welding based on binocular cooperation

R Xiao, Y Xu, Z Hou, F Xu, H Zhang, S Chen - Robotics and Computer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Visual sensor based welding guidance technology has played an essential part in
intelligentized robotic welding. However, scanning trajectory dependence of the laser vision …