TY - JOUR
T1 - New directions for inline inspection of automobile laser welds using non-destructive testing
AU - Machado, Miguel Araújo
AU - Rosado, Luís Filipe Soldado Granadeiro
AU - Mendes, Nuno Alberto Marques
AU - Miranda, Rosa Maria Mendes
AU - dos Santos, Telmo Jorge Gomes
N1 - POCI-01-0247-FEDER-040042, Ref. 40042
FCT-SFRH/BD/108168/
EXPL/EEI-EEE/0394/2021
UIDB/00667/2020
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - An innovative pilot installation and eddy current testing (ECT) inspection system for laser-brazed joints is presented. The proposed system detects both surface and sub-surface welding defects operating autonomously and integrated with a robotized arm. Customized eddy current probes were designed and experimentally validated detecting pore defects with 0.13 mm diameter and sub-surface defects buried 1 mm deep. The integration of the system and the manufacturing process towards an Industry 4.0 quality control paradigm is also discussed.
AB - An innovative pilot installation and eddy current testing (ECT) inspection system for laser-brazed joints is presented. The proposed system detects both surface and sub-surface welding defects operating autonomously and integrated with a robotized arm. Customized eddy current probes were designed and experimentally validated detecting pore defects with 0.13 mm diameter and sub-surface defects buried 1 mm deep. The integration of the system and the manufacturing process towards an Industry 4.0 quality control paradigm is also discussed.
KW - Automotive industry
KW - Eddy current testing
KW - Industry 4.0
KW - Inline inspection
KW - Laser brazing welding
KW - Non-destructive testing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114868455&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00170-021-08007-0
DO - 10.1007/s00170-021-08007-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85114868455
SN - 0268-3768
VL - 118
SP - 1183
EP - 1195
JO - International Journal Of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
JF - International Journal Of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
IS - 3-4
ER -