Jae-Woong Kim
The Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, vol. 22, no. 8, pp.1520-1526, 2008

Abstract : Positioning a workpiece accurately and preventing weld distortion, tack welding is often adopted before main welding in the construction of welded structures. However, this tack weld deteriorates the final weld bead profile, so that the grinding process is usually performed for a uniform weld bead profile. In this study, a control system for uniform weld bead is proposed for the fillet arc welding on tack welds. The system consists of GMA welding machine, torch manipulator, laser vision sensor for measuring the tack weld size and the database for optimal welding conditions. Experiments have been performed for constructing the database and for evaluating the control capability of the system. It has been shown that the system has the capability to smooth the bead at the high level of quality.

Keyword : GMA welding; Tack weld; Fillet welding; Uniform bead shape; Laser vision sensor