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Measurement of micro weld joint position based on magneto-optical imaging

高向东, 陈子琴   

  1. School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • 收稿日期:2014-04-18 修回日期:2014-09-01 出版日期:2015-01-05 发布日期:2015-01-05
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51175095), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 10251009001000001), the Guangdong Provincial Project of Science and Technology Innovation of Discipline Construction, China (Grant No. 2013KJCX0063), and the Science and Technology Plan Project of Guangzhou City, China (Grant No. 1563000554).

Measurement of micro weld joint position based on magneto-optical imaging

Gao Xiang-Dong (高向东), Chen Zi-Qin (陈子琴)   

  1. School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • Received:2014-04-18 Revised:2014-09-01 Online:2015-01-05 Published:2015-01-05
  • Contact: Gao Xiang-Dong E-mail:gaoxd666@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51175095), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 10251009001000001), the Guangdong Provincial Project of Science and Technology Innovation of Discipline Construction, China (Grant No. 2013KJCX0063), and the Science and Technology Plan Project of Guangzhou City, China (Grant No. 1563000554).

摘要: In a laser butt joint welding process, it is required that the laser beam focus should be controlled to follow the weld joint path accurately. Small focus wandering off the weld joint may result in insufficient penetration or unacceptable welds. Recognition of joint position offset, which describes the deviation between the laser beam focus and the weld joint, is important for adjusting the laser beam focus and obtaining high quality welds. A new method based on the magneto-optical (MO) imaging is applied to measure the micro weld joint whose gap is less than 0.2 mm. The weldments are excited by an external magnetic field, and an MO sensor based on principle of Faraday magneto effect is used to capture the weld joint images. A sequence of MO images which are tested under different magnetic field intensities and different weld joint widths are acquired. By analyzing the MO image characteristics and extracting the weld joint features, the influence of magnetic field intensity and weld joint width on the MO images and detection of weld joint position is observed and summarized.

关键词: micro weld joint, magneto-optical imaging, laser welding

Abstract: In a laser butt joint welding process, it is required that the laser beam focus should be controlled to follow the weld joint path accurately. Small focus wandering off the weld joint may result in insufficient penetration or unacceptable welds. Recognition of joint position offset, which describes the deviation between the laser beam focus and the weld joint, is important for adjusting the laser beam focus and obtaining high quality welds. A new method based on the magneto-optical (MO) imaging is applied to measure the micro weld joint whose gap is less than 0.2 mm. The weldments are excited by an external magnetic field, and an MO sensor based on principle of Faraday magneto effect is used to capture the weld joint images. A sequence of MO images which are tested under different magnetic field intensities and different weld joint widths are acquired. By analyzing the MO image characteristics and extracting the weld joint features, the influence of magnetic field intensity and weld joint width on the MO images and detection of weld joint position is observed and summarized.

Key words: micro weld joint, magneto-optical imaging, laser welding

中图分类号:  (Joining; welding)

  • 81.20.Vj
78.20.Ls (Magneto-optical effects) 42.62.-b (Laser applications)