A data-driven model for weld bead monitoring during the laser welding assisted by magnetic field

In this research, a data-driven model is developed to monitor the seam during the laser beam welding under the influence of an external magnetic field (LBW-AMF). Firstly, a visible LBW-AMF system is built for tracking the laser melting pool and keyhole. Then, the features of the laser melting pool and keyhole are extracted with image processing techniques. The approach for an ensemble of different neural networks which includes radial basis function neural network, back-propagation neural network, and generalized regression neural network is proposed to establish the correlations of the characteristics of the laser melting pool and keyhole and the welding seam. Finally, LBW-AMF experimental results are obtained to validate the performance of the proposed data-driven model. Results illustrate that the developed model can provide a reliable result for monitoring the weld bead, which could give guidance for controlling the processing parameters in real time to improve the weld quality for practical LBW-AMF.

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