Arc-welding spectroscopic monitoring based on feature selection and neural networks

A new spectral processing technique designed for application in the on-line detection and classification of arc-welding defects is presented in this paper. A noninvasive fiber sensor embedded within a TIG torch collects the plasma radiation originated during the welding process. The spectral informa...

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Autores: García Allende, Pilar Beatriz, Mirapeix Serrano, Jesús María|||0000-0002-6035-0139, Conde Portilla, Olga María|||0000-0002-2471-3051, Cobo García, Adolfo|||0000-0003-1498-9238, López Higuera, José Miguel|||0000-0002-8615-8487
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/841
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10902/841
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Arc-welding
Fiber sensor
Spectral processing
Plasma spectroscopy
On-line monitoring
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Sumario:A new spectral processing technique designed for application in the on-line detection and classification of arc-welding defects is presented in this paper. A noninvasive fiber sensor embedded within a TIG torch collects the plasma radiation originated during the welding process. The spectral information is then processed in two consecutive stages. A compression algorithm is first applied to the data, allowing real-time analysis. The selected spectral bands are then used to feed a classification algorithm, which will be demonstrated to provide an efficient weld defect detection and classification. The results obtained with the proposed technique are compared to a similar processing scheme presented in previous works, giving rise to an improvement in the performance of the monitoring system.