CN103252560A - Automatic weld tracking method based on laser vision sensing - Google Patents
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Technical field
The present invention relates to welding technology field, specifically is a kind of seam tracking system based on laser-vision sensing and method.
Background technology
Weld joint tracking is to realize the Automation of Welding problem demanding prompt solution.Laser-vision sensing is one of the most promising weld joint tracking sensing mode at present, extremely people's favor, and progressively in welding is produced, apply.Laser vision sensor and welding gun follower are fixed together, and sensor is installed in the place ahead of welding gun, for detection of welding seam position information.Sensor sends image information to image capturing system, and handle through image and to obtain welding seam position information, welding torch position and this position while welding are made comparisons, calculate the deviation that welding gun departs from weld seam, it is weld seam deviation, utilize this deviation to adjust follower as feeding back to controller, make welding gun aim at weld seam all the time, realize the purpose of weld joint tracking.
Adopt this approach sensor to carry out Weld Seam Tracking Control, because sensor and welding gun are fixed together, and the certain distance of the leading welding gun in sensor detection position, if directly weld seam deviation is calculated in the detected position of sensor, and adjusts welding gun with this deviation, when weld seam is more straight, this method is little to the tracking accuracy influence, when weld seam was oblique line or sweep, then error was very big, can't guarantee accurate tracking at all.The reason that this problem occurs be mistake will detect deviation be used as reality (really) weld seam deviation and handle.
At present the existing method of calculating the actual welds deviation is (as Jiang Lipei at " welding journal " (1998, Vol.19, " sensor detects the control model of formula seam tracking system in advance " of delivering No.3:184-189)), but, only rely on this single feedback to control the adverse consequences that welding gun can produce the control that lags behind, the precision that influence is followed the tracks of.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is directed to existing automatic seam tracking method relies on single feedback to control welding gun generation hysteresis control, this deficiency of precision that influence is followed the tracks of, a kind of laser-vision sensing seam tracking system is provided, under the situation of the leading welding gun in sensor detection position, it can calculate welding gun actual welds deviation, the trend of next step weld seam be can predict simultaneously, weld joint tracking precision and effect improved greatly.Technical scheme of the present invention is:
A kind of laser-vision sensing seam tracking system, comprise computer, welding gun, vision sensor, image acquisition units, motion control unit and driver element, vision sensor, image acquisition units, motion control unit and driver element are installed in the top of welding gun, image acquisition units is connected computer with motion control unit, and welding gun is driven by driver element; Welding gun the place ahead is provided with semiconductor laser, and the vision sensor below is provided with filter set.
The present invention sends a word line laser striped by semiconductor laser and slants on the weldment in welding gun the place ahead, absorb and send to image acquisition units through vision sensor, image acquisition units is stored in calculator memory with the image information that collects, if weld seam is a straight line, laser stripe is a broken line in the weld image that then collects; If weld seam is a curve, because weld groove place height is inconsistent, therefore laser stripe will be a broken line (broken line has reflected weld groove information) in the weld image that collects, this weld image image of machine is as calculated handled and recognizer, detect the weld seam center, calculate position deviation, the soldering joint automatic tracking algorithm goes out welding gun correction amount according to deviation, transmission mechanism property calculation, produce corresponding control signal by motion control unit, drive the welding gun motion through actuator unit, make welding gun aim at weld seam.
Driver element of the present invention comprises stepper motor and driver.What control module was exported is frequency pulse, carries out signal through driver and amplifies the motion of rear drive stepper motor drive mechanical transmission mechanism, moves thereby drive welding gun.
The present invention also provides a kind of automatic seam tracking method based on laser-vision sensing, may further comprise the steps:
(1) start-up system is set tracking parameter;
(2) begin to follow the tracks of, computer obtains weld image information through vision sensor and image acquisition units, calculates measured deviation, the line data of going forward side by side storage;
(3) computer calculates the actual welds deviation as feedback quantity, the line data of going forward side by side storage;
(4) computer calculates the feedforward amount by the weld seam slope prediction, the line data of going forward side by side storage;
(5) computer calculates welding gun and answers adjustment amount, and the line data of going forward side by side storage is by motion control unit output control signal, by the motion of driver element control welding gun;
(6) step (2) to step (5) circulation is carried out, and realizes soldering joint automatic tracking, finishes up to welding.
Described step (1) comprises the resolution ratio of the distance at setting laser fringe center and welding gun center, the relative moving speed of setting sampling period, setting welding gun and weldment and setting vision sensor.
The present invention obtains the actual welds deviation by Computer Processing and constitutes FEEDBACK CONTROL, obtains seam track curvature (slope) information by Computer Processing simultaneously, and then predicts that a feedforward amount constitutes FEEDFORWARD CONTROL; FEEDBACK CONTROL and FEEDFORWARD CONTROL in conjunction with constituting feedforward feedback, are calculated welding gun and answered adjustment amount, and the control welding gun advances along weld seam.
Below the inventive method is described further, step is as follows:
(1) start-up system, set tracking parameter: the first, the distance at setting laser fringe center (test point) and welding gun center, and guarantee that laser stripe overlaps at the picture centre line; The second, the initialization system sampling time; The 3rd, set the speed that weldment phase Butt welding gun moves; The 4th, the resolution ratio of setting camera review.
(2) begin to follow the tracks of, computer obtains weld image information through vision sensor and image acquisition units, calculates measured deviation , the line data of going forward side by side storage.
(3) computer calculates the actual welds deviation As feedback quantity, the line data of going forward side by side storage.
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In the formula, It is the actual adjustment amount of iT cycle welding gun.
(4) computer calculates the feedforward amount by the weld seam slope prediction, the line data of going forward side by side storage.Seam track exists ITSlope constantly Can be by ITThe increment of cycle on the y direction With the increment on the x direction The merchant calculate, therefore, by slope The welding gun adjustment amount of prediction is In actual applications, can select a bit of seam track curve in welding gun front and back, ask for their average increment Feedforward amount as the weld seam slope prediction.
During calculating, by formula (b) calculates respectively earlier Extremely Value.
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Calculate the according to following formula (c) then ITMoment seam track average increment
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In the formula, NHop count (calculating by the sampling period number) for selected welding gun the place ahead seam track curve.
(5) computer calculates welding gun and answers adjustment amount , the line data of going forward side by side storage.By the feedforward amount And feedback quantity Addition obtains welding gun and answers adjustment amount , namely
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According to the characteristic output adjustment amount of mechanism, by control module output control information, by the motion of driver element control welding gun.
(6) step (2) to step (5) circulation is carried out, and realizes soldering joint automatic tracking, finishes up to welding.
The present invention is not limited to laser vision sensor; the leading welding gun of every employing sensor detects position while welding; can use this method to realize weld joint tracking; and embodiment does not limit the present invention in any form; all take to be equal to replace or technical scheme that the form of equivalent transformation obtains, all within protection scope of the present invention.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows:
1. can calculate welding gun actual welds deviation and seam track slope, utilize both to constitute feedforward feedback control, improve weld joint tracking precision and effect greatly.
2, prediction regulation and control amount is arranged, feedback is timely, and welding gun control does not lag behind.
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Fig. 1 is the actual adjustment amount of answering of the present invention The calculating principle schematic.
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Embodiment: from motion tracking one circular weld seam
(1) before the tracking beginning, installs weldment, start-up system.The distance at setting laser fringe center (test point) and welding gun center 40Mm, and guarantee that laser stripe overlaps at the picture centre line; The initialization system sampling time (identical with the IMAQ cycle) is 0.5sThe speed that setting weldment phase Butt welding gun moves is 20mm/s, and therefore, can calculate accumulation number n is 40/ (20*0.5)=4; The image resolution ratio of setting vision sensor is 10pixel/mm (pixel/millimeter).
(2) begin to follow the tracks of, computer obtains a broken line laser stripe image by vision sensor and image acquisition units, calculates measured deviation simultaneously and equals the difference that coordinate at zero point in the image deducts detected weld seam center position coordinates in image.Because measured deviation value unit is pixel (pixel), the welding gun adjustment amount is obtained by stepper motor output, and tracker is exported to the pulse signal that stepper motor is changeable frequency (unit is Hz), consider the tracker output signal, unified dimension is Hz, also should multiply by the K value when therefore, calculating the measured deviation value.
(3) computer calculates the actual welds deviation according to formula (a) As feedback quantity, the line data of going forward side by side storage.
(4) computer calculates the feedforward amount , get the 1 section weld seam in welding gun the place ahead, then formula (c) becomes
(5) computer calculates and answers adjustment amount , with formula (a) and (b) addition obtain welding gun adjustment amount computing formula and be , because accumulation number n is 4, so welding gun answers the adjustment amount computing formula finally to become
Computer carries out signal through driver and amplifies the motion of rear drive stepper motor drive mechanical transmission mechanism, thereby drive the welding gun motion by the pulse of control module output frequency.
(6) step (2) to step (5) circulation is carried out, and realizes soldering joint automatic tracking, finishes up to circular weld seam welding.
Satisfying under the same weld joint tracking precision conditions, the weld seam that utilizes this method to follow the tracks of, owing to have feedback quantity and feedforward amount simultaneously, the weld seam precision can be higher.
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