Detection Of Defects On Weld Bead Through The Wavelet Analysis Of The Acquired Arc Sound Signal

Recently, the development of online quality monitoring system based on the arc sound signal has become one of the main interests due its ability to provide the non-contact measurement. Notwithstanding, numerous unrelated-to-defect sources which influence the sound generation are one of the aspects...

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Main Authors: Mohd Fadhlan, Mohd Yusof, M. A., Kamaruzaman, M., Zubair, M., Ishak
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Language:English
Published: Faculty Mechanical Engineering, UMP 2016
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16188/1/fkm-2016-8_yusof%20et%20al.pdf
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author Mohd Fadhlan, Mohd Yusof
M. A., Kamaruzaman
M., Zubair
M., Ishak
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description Recently, the development of online quality monitoring system based on the arc sound signal has become one of the main interests due its ability to provide the non-contact measurement. Notwithstanding, numerous unrelated-to-defect sources which influence the sound generation are one of the aspects that increase the difficulties of applying this method to detect the defect during welding process. This work aims to reveal the hidden information that associates with the existence of irregularities and porosity on the weld bead from the acquired arc sound by applying the discrete wavelet transform. To achieve the aim, the arc sound signal was captured during the metal inert gas (MIG) welding process of three API 5L X70 steel specimens. Prior to the signal acquisition process, the frequency range was set from 20 Hz to 10 000 Hz which is in audible range. In the next stage, a discrete wavelet transform was applied to the acquired sound in order to reveal the hidden information associated with the occurrence of discontinuity and porosity. According to the results, it was clear that the acquired arc sound was not giving an obvious indication of the presence of defect as well as its location due to the high noise level. More interesting findings have been obtained when the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) analysis was applied. The analysis results indicate that the level 8 of the approximate and detail wavelet coefficient have given a significant sign associated with the presence of irregularities and porosity respectively. Moreover, despite giving the information on the surfaces pores, the detail wavelet coefficient was found to give a clear indication of the sub-surface porosity formation during welding process. Hence, it could be concluded that the hidden information with respect to the occurrence of discontinuity and porosity on the weld bead could be obtained by applying the discrete wavelet transform
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spelling UMPir161882017-01-16T08:22:12Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16188/ Detection Of Defects On Weld Bead Through The Wavelet Analysis Of The Acquired Arc Sound Signal Mohd Fadhlan, Mohd Yusof M. A., Kamaruzaman M., Zubair M., Ishak TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Recently, the development of online quality monitoring system based on the arc sound signal has become one of the main interests due its ability to provide the non-contact measurement. Notwithstanding, numerous unrelated-to-defect sources which influence the sound generation are one of the aspects that increase the difficulties of applying this method to detect the defect during welding process. This work aims to reveal the hidden information that associates with the existence of irregularities and porosity on the weld bead from the acquired arc sound by applying the discrete wavelet transform. To achieve the aim, the arc sound signal was captured during the metal inert gas (MIG) welding process of three API 5L X70 steel specimens. Prior to the signal acquisition process, the frequency range was set from 20 Hz to 10 000 Hz which is in audible range. In the next stage, a discrete wavelet transform was applied to the acquired sound in order to reveal the hidden information associated with the occurrence of discontinuity and porosity. According to the results, it was clear that the acquired arc sound was not giving an obvious indication of the presence of defect as well as its location due to the high noise level. More interesting findings have been obtained when the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) analysis was applied. The analysis results indicate that the level 8 of the approximate and detail wavelet coefficient have given a significant sign associated with the presence of irregularities and porosity respectively. Moreover, despite giving the information on the surfaces pores, the detail wavelet coefficient was found to give a clear indication of the sub-surface porosity formation during welding process. Hence, it could be concluded that the hidden information with respect to the occurrence of discontinuity and porosity on the weld bead could be obtained by applying the discrete wavelet transform Faculty Mechanical Engineering, UMP 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16188/1/fkm-2016-8_yusof%20et%20al.pdf Mohd Fadhlan, Mohd Yusof and M. A., Kamaruzaman and M., Zubair and M., Ishak (2016) Detection Of Defects On Weld Bead Through The Wavelet Analysis Of The Acquired Arc Sound Signal. Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences (JMES) , 10 (2). pp. 2031-2042. ISSN 2289-4659 (print); 2231-8380 (online). (Published) http://jmes.ump.edu.my/images/Volume%2010%20Issue%202%20Sept%202016/8_yusof%20et%20al.pdf
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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M. A., Kamaruzaman
M., Zubair
M., Ishak
Detection Of Defects On Weld Bead Through The Wavelet Analysis Of The Acquired Arc Sound Signal
title Detection Of Defects On Weld Bead Through The Wavelet Analysis Of The Acquired Arc Sound Signal
title_full Detection Of Defects On Weld Bead Through The Wavelet Analysis Of The Acquired Arc Sound Signal
title_fullStr Detection Of Defects On Weld Bead Through The Wavelet Analysis Of The Acquired Arc Sound Signal
title_full_unstemmed Detection Of Defects On Weld Bead Through The Wavelet Analysis Of The Acquired Arc Sound Signal
title_short Detection Of Defects On Weld Bead Through The Wavelet Analysis Of The Acquired Arc Sound Signal
title_sort detection of defects on weld bead through the wavelet analysis of the acquired arc sound signal
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16188/1/fkm-2016-8_yusof%20et%20al.pdf
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