Estimation of Welding Current with Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS): Utilization of Arc Light Signal Emitted in the Arc Welding Process
The main purpose of this study is to estimate the welding current using the arc light signal emitted during the welding process. Traditionally, welding operators determine this current from the arc light based on their visual perception. This study shows that, using artificial intelligence technique...
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| description | The main purpose of this study is to estimate the welding current using the arc light signal emitted during the welding process. Traditionally, welding operators determine this current from the arc light based on their visual perception. This study shows that, using artificial intelligence techniques, welding current can be automatically estimated through arc light and can also be useful for monitoring of the process and detecting its disturbances. For this purpose, initially, a data acquisition system is designed to synchronize the movement of the light sensor with the electrode holder. The electrode welding machine is set to different maximum current levels, and two electrodes with different diameters are used at each level. During the welding process, the arc light and current signals are acquired simultaneously. The obtained data are filtered and aligned by cross-correlation. For the ANFIS (adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system) model, the arc light is defined as the input and the current as the output. The estimation results of ANFIS are further improved through filtering, shifting, and current-limiting processes. The maximum cross-correlation values for training and testing data are 0.9587, 0.9598, 0.9565, and 0.9323, respectively, while the R-squared values are 0.7033, 0.7640, 0.6449, and 0.5853. Compared with the artificial neural network (ANN) model, it is observed that the ANFIS model provides better prediction results. The results confirm that arc light signals can be effectively used for welding current prediction. Therefore, the proposed approach can contribute to the development of intelligent welding systems and quality welding processes by reducing operator dependency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5a75d4fe467d4e1bb7d7a5081915a6a42025-08-20T02:09:18ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-03-01157382410.3390/app15073824Estimation of Welding Current with Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS): Utilization of Arc Light Signal Emitted in the Arc Welding ProcessYalçın Kanat0Yaşar Birbir1Gazi Büyüktaş2Department of Electrical and Energy, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa 45140, TurkeyDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Institute of Pure and Applied Science, Marmara University, Istanbul 34722, TurkeyDepartment of Mechanical and Metal Technologies, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa 45140, TurkeyThe main purpose of this study is to estimate the welding current using the arc light signal emitted during the welding process. Traditionally, welding operators determine this current from the arc light based on their visual perception. This study shows that, using artificial intelligence techniques, welding current can be automatically estimated through arc light and can also be useful for monitoring of the process and detecting its disturbances. For this purpose, initially, a data acquisition system is designed to synchronize the movement of the light sensor with the electrode holder. The electrode welding machine is set to different maximum current levels, and two electrodes with different diameters are used at each level. During the welding process, the arc light and current signals are acquired simultaneously. The obtained data are filtered and aligned by cross-correlation. For the ANFIS (adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system) model, the arc light is defined as the input and the current as the output. The estimation results of ANFIS are further improved through filtering, shifting, and current-limiting processes. The maximum cross-correlation values for training and testing data are 0.9587, 0.9598, 0.9565, and 0.9323, respectively, while the R-squared values are 0.7033, 0.7640, 0.6449, and 0.5853. Compared with the artificial neural network (ANN) model, it is observed that the ANFIS model provides better prediction results. The results confirm that arc light signals can be effectively used for welding current prediction. Therefore, the proposed approach can contribute to the development of intelligent welding systems and quality welding processes by reducing operator dependency.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/7/3824arc weldingwelding current estimationarc welding ANFİSANFISANNarc light |
| spellingShingle | Yalçın Kanat Yaşar Birbir Gazi Büyüktaş Estimation of Welding Current with Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS): Utilization of Arc Light Signal Emitted in the Arc Welding Process Applied Sciences arc welding welding current estimation arc welding ANFİS ANFIS ANN arc light |
| title | Estimation of Welding Current with Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS): Utilization of Arc Light Signal Emitted in the Arc Welding Process |
| title_full | Estimation of Welding Current with Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS): Utilization of Arc Light Signal Emitted in the Arc Welding Process |
| title_fullStr | Estimation of Welding Current with Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS): Utilization of Arc Light Signal Emitted in the Arc Welding Process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimation of Welding Current with Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS): Utilization of Arc Light Signal Emitted in the Arc Welding Process |
| title_short | Estimation of Welding Current with Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS): Utilization of Arc Light Signal Emitted in the Arc Welding Process |
| title_sort | estimation of welding current with adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system anfis utilization of arc light signal emitted in the arc welding process |
| topic | arc welding welding current estimation arc welding ANFİS ANFIS ANN arc light |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/7/3824 |
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