On-Line Estimation of Laser-Drilled Hole Depth Using a Machine Vision Method 英文参考文献.docVIP

Sensors 2012, 12, 10148-10162; doi:10.3390/s120810148 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article On-Line Estimation of Laser-Drilled Hole Depth Using a Machine Vision Method Chao-Ching Ho *, Jun-Jia He and Te-Ying Liao Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliou, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan; E-Mails: g9911733@.tw (J.-J.H.); .tw (T.-Y.L.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: HoChao@.tw; Tel.: +886-5-534-2601; Fax: +886-5-531-2062. Received: 7 June 2012; in revised form: 23 July 2012 / Accepted: 23 July 2012 / Published: 27 July 2012 Abstract: The paper presents a novel method for monitoring and estimating the depth of a laser-drilled hole using machine vision. Through on-line image acquisition and analysis in laser machining processes, we could simultaneously obtain correlations between the machining processes and analyzed images. Based on the machine vision method, the depths of laser-machined holes could be estimated in real time. Therefore, a low cost on-line inspection system is developed to increase productivity. All of the processing work was performed in air under standard atmospheric conditions and gas assist was used. A correlation between the cumulative size of the laser-induced plasma region and the depth of the hole is presented. The result indicates that the estimated depths of the laser-drilled holes were a linear function of the cumulative plasma size, with a high degree of confidence. This research provides a novel machine vision-based method for estimating the depths of laser-drilled holes in real time. Keywords: machine vision; on-line estimation; laser-drilled hole depth; laser drilling; laser machining 1. Introduction The development of laser-based machining has been ongoing for a long time and is applied to all aspects of conventional industry, sem