• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2015

Stainless steel is used in automobile muffler and exhaust systems. However, in comparison with other steels it has a high thermal expansion rate and low thermal conductivity, and undergoes excessive thermal deformation after welding. To address this problem, we evaluated the use of arc brazing in place of welding for the processing of an exhaust system, and investigated the parameters that affect the joint characteristics. Muffler parts STS439 and hot-dipped Al coated steel were used as test specimens, and CuAl brazing wire was used as the filler metal for the cold metal transfer (CMT) welding machine, which is a low heat input arc welder. In addition, a Box-Behnken design of experiment was used, which is a response surface methodology. The main process parameters (current, speed, and torch angle) were used to determine the appropriate welding quality and the mechanical properties of the brazing part was evaluated at the optimal welding condition. The optimal processing condition for arc brazing was 135A current, 51cm/min speed and $74^{\circ}$ torch angle. The process was applied to an actual exhaust system muffler and the prototype was validated by thermal fatigue, thermal shock, and endurance limit tests.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.60-65
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• 2011

Molten magnesium alloys and magnesium products are easily oxidized and burned when they are exposed to high temperature for manufacturing process and by accident. In order to solve these problems, CaO addition in magnesium alloys has been developed. The ignition resistance of CaO added Mg-3Al, Mg-6Al, and Mg-9Al Eco-Mg alloys were investigated in comparison with those of magnesium alloys without CaO. The ignition resistance was examined by three methods : DTA, furnace chip ignition test, and torch ignition test. DTA was carried out for obtaining quantitative ignition temperature data with respect to specimen geometry and test environment; the furnace ignition test for burr and chip ignition temperature data; and the torch test for ignition temperature data for manufactured products. The ignition resistance of magnesium alloys under all conditions greatly increased by CaO addition.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the International Welding/Joining Conference-Korea
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• pp.706-713
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• 2002

In the multi-pass welding of pressure vessels or ships, the mechanical touch sensor system is generally used together with a manipulator to measure the gap and depth of the narrow gap to perform seam tracking. Unfortunately, such mechanical touch sensors may commit measuring errors caused by the eterioration of the measuring device. An automation system of narrow gap multi-pass welding using a laser vision system which can track the seam line of narrow gap and which can control welding power has been developed. The joint profile of the narrow gap, with 250mm depth and 28mm width, can be captured by laser vision camera. The image is then processed for defining tracking positions of the torch during welding. Then, the real-time correction of lateral and vertical position of the torch can be done by the laser vision system. The adaptive control of welding conditions like welding Currents and welding speeds, can also be performed by the laser vision system, which cannot be done by conventional mechanical touch systems. The developed automation system will be adopted to reduce the idle time of welders, which happens frequently in conventional long welding processes, and to improve the reliability of the weld quality as well.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2010

This paper was described on investigation to prevent porosity in high speed MIG Welding of Al 6082-T6. Porosity measurement was carried out by using image analysis of micrographs with the help of an analysis software. The main parameter was arc length and torch progressive angle. The porosity ratio was increased as arc length was increased. The arc length was increased depending upon the output voltage. By proper selection of pulse waveform parameter, the stable arc of one pulse one drop was generated. The porosity ratio of optimum condition in one pulse one drop was lower than high voltage condition. When torch progressive angle was an angle of advance $10^{\circ}$, porosity ratio was minium.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.923-928
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• 2003

This paper presents the motion control of a mobile robot with arc sensor for lattice type welding. Its dynamic equation and motion control method for welding speed and seam tracking are described. The motion control is realized in the view of keeping constant welding speed and precise target line even though the robot is driven along a straight line or comer. The mobile robot is modeled based on Lagrange equation under nonholonomic constraints and the model is represented in state space form. The motion control of the mobile robot is separated into three driving motions of straight locomotion, turning locomotion and torch slider controls. For the torch slider control, the proportional integral derivative (PID) control method is used. For the straight locomotion, a concept of decoupling method between input and output is adopted and for the turning locomotion, the turning speed is controlled according to the angular velocity value at each point of the comer with range of $90^{\circ}$ constrained to the welding speed. The proposed control methods are proved through simulation results and the results have proved that the mobile robot has enough ability to apply the lattice type welding line.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2002

This paper presents a motion control method and its simulation results of a mobile robot for a lattice type welding. Its dynamic equation and motion control methods for welding speed and seam tracking are described. The motion control is realized in the view of keeping constant welding speed and precise target line even though the robot is driven for following straight line or curve. The mobile robot is modeled based on Lagrange equation under nonholonomic constraints and the model is represented in state space form. The motion control of the mobile robot is separated into three driving motions of straight locomotion, turning locomotion and torch slider control. For the torch slider control, the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control method is used. For the straight locomotion, a concept of decoupling method between input and output is adopted and for the turning locomotion, the turning speed is controlled according to the angular velocity value at each point of the corner with range of 90$^{\circ}$ constrained to the welding speed. The proposed control methods are proved through simulation results and these results have proved that the mobile robot has enough ability to apply the lattice type welding line.

• 한국공작기계학회논문집
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2008

This study includes contents on an effective designing of the outer-wall piece removing equipment of a hull, by applying TRIZ. To remove the piece, gas torch was used. However, the heat source must be shut down since the heat source of gas torch has a bad influence on this system. This is why TRIZ and Brainstorming were used, to solve this problem. First, we analyzed the system using TRIZ, and then presented the direction a solution is expected to follow. And the most suitable scheme was derived from brainstorming which had been conducted based on the direction of a solution. Lastly we conducted an equipment modeling based on the most suitable scheme we made before, and carried out the heat analysis to inspect its effect by comparing pre-existing mechanism with most suited scheme.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.210-216
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• 2005

Digital manufacturing could be very effective in shipbuilding in order to estimate the process time, to improve the operation efficiency, and to prevent bottleneck processes in advance. The subassembly process having done research consists of piece arrangement, tack welding, robot welding, manual welding and so on. The robot welding of them was the focus of the simulation. The analysis and modeling were carried out by using UML (Unified Modeling Language) as well as $IDEF\phi$ (Integration DEFinition). The characteristics of the process resources were analyzed using the shipyard data, and the layout of the subassembly line was designed with the resources. Using the constructed resource and process model, the productivity and efficiency of changed robot welding stage were investigated. It was simulated how much the variations in the resource performance have influence on improvement of productivity. One of the important outputs in this simulation was the cycle time during a certain period's work. The cycle time prediction was also undertaken for the different torch and the different piece arrangement. The proposed model was established three-dimensionally in a digital environment so that interferences among objects and space allocations for the resources could be easily investigated.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2010년도 제39회 하계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.130-130
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• 2010

마이크로웨이브를 소스로 사용하는 상압 공정 장치는 비교적 저렴한 비용과 구동의 용이성 때문에 널리 사용되고 있다. 이러한 상압 마이크로웨이브 장치는 에너지 전달 방식에 따라 도파관을 사용하는 TIA (Torch Inject Axial)방식과 동축선을 사용하는 MPT (Microwave plasma torch)로 구분할 수 있다. 이 중 TIA 방식은 동축선에 비해 에너지 전달 용량이 큰 도파관을 사용하기 때문에 대용량 처리가 가능하다. TIA 방식에서 형성된 플라즈마의 조절과 처리 효율의 증가는 형성되는 각각의 스트리머 채널의 조절에 의해 결정된다. 방전기 내부에서 스트리머 채널은 인가된 전기장의 방향으로 성장하게 되며 전기장 현상을 조절함으로써 스트리머 채널의 조절이 가능하다. 내부에 인가되는 전기장은 마그네트론에 의해 인가되는 전기장, 스트리머 채널간의 유도 전기장, 열적 팽창효과에 의한 스트리머 헤드 형상 변화에 의한 전기장으로 구분될 수 있다. 이 때 각각의 항들의 조절을 위해 생성된 플라즈마의 온도, 밀도 등의 범위를 측정할 필요가 있으며 광학적인 방법을 통해 플라즈마의 온도, 밀도를 측정하였다. 이 결과를 토대로 도파관의 형상, 방전 기체의 유량, 방전 기체의 조성을 통해 각각 전기장의 조절이 가능하였다. 각 변수의 조절을 통해 방전기 내부에서 플라즈마 헤드 성장에 대해 알 수 있었고 끝이 열린 TIA 구조에서 발생하는 플라즈마 수렴 현상을 설명할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.39-43
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• 2013

It is difficult to feed welding wire stably, when the distance between welding wire feeder and welding torch is far enough. In order to solve this problem, arranging a extension wire feeder between them could be one of useful methods. However, the welding wire could be twisted up in the extension cable between extension and terminal wire feeders in the case that RPM of extension wire feeding motor is higher than that of terminal motor. In this study, feeding problem of normal push-pull wire feeding system occurred at low welding current range less than 250A. In order to solve the problem, two new wire feeding systems of push-pull type were introduced. Welding wire feeding tests were preformed in the range of 150A to 400A with the developed push-pull feeding system. In addition, weldability test was performed at the welding current of 200A, 300A, and 400A. The welding wire twisting problem that was observed in the normal feeding system did not occur in the new push-pull wire feeding system.