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A novel circular laser three-dimensional (3D) scanner is developed instead of a one-dimensional laser spot scanner (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) striped laser light. Using the proposed circular laser scanner, a seam tracking system is constructed, and architecture based on the Visual C++ and RAPID languages which determines the cooperation among image processing modules is carried out. Finally, real seam tracking experiments are investigated and the error analysis is carried out. The results show that: (1) the proposed system can realize seam tracking; (2) the precision of this system is affected by the light scanning system, calibration results, image processing, and the welding seam 3D algorithm—the tracking accuracy is satisfied for robotic arc welding; (3) this system can be used in a welding robot system as a weld seam finder, flatness detector, and weld seam tracker.
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Xu, P., Xu, G., Tang, X. et al. A visual seam tracking system for robotic arc welding. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 37, 70–75 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-007-0939-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-007-0939-6