Product Description
This book examines recent developments in modern arc welding. The book is essentially divided into five main parts. The first part gives an account of the dynamic behaviour of the arc, its power sources and its effect on welding technology. Part 2 then goes on to describe ways of controlling the welding arc through modern electronics, covering unique and original methods. The third part looks at the prospects of the arc sensor for automatic seam tracking in arc welding, and establishes the first mathematical model of the sensor on the basis of control theory. Part 4 describes an original new method for measuring the welding temperature field using the image colorimetric method, and Part 5 gives a detailed account of the recognition method of 3-dimensional weld grooves. Arc welding control is essential reading for researchers, academics, students, technicians, engineers and other professionals currently involved in welding automation.
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Advances in science and technology have transformed the welding industry in recent years, with new developments in arc welding at the forefront. Arc welding control details Professor Pan Jiluan's remarkable achievements in this area using innovative methods which have given outstanding results and which have not been described in any previous publication.
Arc welding control covers all aspects of the technology.
Part 1 quantitatively describes the dynamic behaviour of arc welding, the power sources used and their effect on welding technology through the basis of control theory.
Part 2 then describes new ways of controlling the welding arc through modern electronics.
Part 3 establishes the first mathematical model of the arc sensor on the basis of control theory and
Part 4 describes a new method for measuring weldment temperature fields using the colorimetric-imaging method.
Part 5 describes the idea of recognizing weld grooves with a three-dimensional vision system and automatic programming of the weld path.
This comprehensive and authoritative treatment of the arc welding process and its control will make Arc welding control the essential resource for all welding engineers looking to use the technique to its maximum effectiveness.