Modeling and robust controlling of laser welding process on high strength titanium alloy using fuzzy basis function networks and robust Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy controller

The purpose of this paper is to present and implement a novel approach to data-driven modeling and robust control of a laser keyhole welding process. The objective is to maintain the penetration depth of the laser welding process at a desired value under system uncertainties. A framework was proposed to estimate the keyhole diameter and the keyhole penetration depth in real time by type-1 and type-2 fuzzy basis function networks, and an adaptive divided difference filter. A robust Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy controller was implemented to adjust the laser power of the welding process. Experimental results demonstrated that the fuzzy models provided an accurate estimation of both the welding geometry and its variations due to uncertainties, and the robust Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy controller successfully reduced the penetration depth variation and improved the quality of the welding process.

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