SG10201804825UA - Systems and methods for automated welding - Google Patents

Systems and methods for automated welding

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SG10201804825UA
SG10201804825UA SG10201804825UA SG10201804825UA SG10201804825UA SG 10201804825U A SG10201804825U A SG 10201804825UA SG 10201804825U A SG10201804825U A SG 10201804825UA SG 10201804825U A SG10201804825U A SG 10201804825UA SG 10201804825U A SG10201804825U A SG 10201804825UA
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systems
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automated welding
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SG10201804825UA
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Jr Richard Roy Worthing
Mark Dean Pezzutti
Lyle Timoth Rasch
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Gen Electric
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    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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Abstract

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED WELDING An automated welding system includes a mounting platform configured to receive an object, a welding tool, an imaging device configured to acquire at least one image associated with the object, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the at least one acquired image, analyze at least one pixel in the at least one acquired image, identify, based upon the analyzing, an area to be welded in the at least one acquired image, wherein the area to be welded includes a defect, and generate, based upon the identifying, control instructions for controlling at least one of the mounting platform and the welding tool to weld the area to be welded. [Figure 1]
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