Real time monitoring and control of friction stir welding process using multiple sensors

• DOI: 10.1016/j.cirpj.2020.03.004
• Publication Date: 2020-04-17T21:48:10Z
• Authors: Debasish Mishra; Abhinav Gupta; Pranav Raj; Aman Kumar; Saad Anwer; Surjya K. Pal; Debashish Chakrav...; Srikanta Pal; Tapas Chakravarty; Arpan Pal; Prateep Misra; Sudip Misra
• Keywords: Friction Stir Welding; Cloud Manufacturing

Abstract In the present work, a novel cloud-based remote and real time monitoring and control scheme has been developed for a manufacturing process named friction stir welding (FSW) to avoid occurrence of weld defects. This model acquires data from multiple sensors associated with the FSW machine and transmits them to the cloud. The signals are analyzed and processed in the cloud in real time through various signal processing and machine learning techniques. The model provides a feedback to the machine regarding the desired controlled parameters to achieve an improved weld quality. This is an example of Industry 4.0 where a manufacturing process can be controlled in real time from any location.