The hardware of a microprocessor-based interactive image-processing system is described. This system incorporates a two-dimensional charge-coupled-device imaging array and can digitise 100 × 100 element ima...
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The hardware of a microprocessor-based interactive image-processing system is described. This system incorporates a two-dimensional charge-coupled-device imaging array and can digitise 100 × 100 element images at a rate of 6Hz. A visual-display monitor is provided for the immediate display of the digitised picture information, and a floppy disc is included for the permanent storage of data. The software system used for interactive image-processing and applications of the system are briefly described.
At the start of the project, a hardwired controller existed for controlling the welding sequence required for pulsed TIG welding. Such a sequence controls the gas flow, arc current and torch movement. This controller ...
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At the start of the project, a hardwired controller existed for controlling the welding sequence required for pulsed TIG welding. Such a sequence controls the gas flow, arc current and torch movement. This controller has now been replaced by a microprocessor-based design. The system is described in this paper and it readily carries out the functions of the hardwired controller but, in addition, is able to store programs of the welding sequence parameters, operate visual displays and permit alteration by keyboard the value of any one of the parameters even while the weld is being created. The design is based upon the Intel 8080 microprocessor and all the necessary interfaces to the welding plant have been developed. The software was developed initially on a prototyping system and then a main frame computer (ICL 1906S). In order to test the developed controller, an experimental TIG welding apparatus has been constructed. The result of successful welding tests are given including photographs of sample welds. The project has clearly illustrated that microprocessors can be used in hostile electrical environments and the results presented are an important step in the development of a fully automated TIG welding system.
For evolution of Mechanical system Technology, a simplified mechanism with sophisticated electronics control are replacing the traditional pure mechanical system. The new technology which combines the mechanical syste...
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The use of a digital microprocessor based system for the acquisition of ultrasonic C-scan information is investigated. The C-scan information is displayed on a binary display device using electronic ordered dither tec...
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Described in this paper is a low-cost investigation to compare surface finishes by studying the reflection behaviour of small radiant heat pulses, these pulses being generated in the form of a pseudo-random binary seq...
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Described in this paper is a low-cost investigation to compare surface finishes by studying the reflection behaviour of small radiant heat pulses, these pulses being generated in the form of a pseudo-random binary sequence (p.r.b.s.) The use of p.r.b.s. signals greatly simplifies the correlation equipment necessary, thus making it a practical proposition for low-cost technical applications. The analysis of these signals is in effect a rapid method of obtaining the average result of many individual tests which can be performed in the presence of extraneous influences. The technique described compares surface finishes by making use of the fact that heat will ~eflect in a different way from different surface conditions. A pseudo-random binary sequence (p.r.b.s.) pattern of small heat pulses is directed on to a surface and the subsequent reflection pattern monitored by a temperature sensor. The signal from this sensor is processed (correlated) by simple low-cost electronic circuitry to give a voltage level which varies with the roughness of the surface being considered. The results which have been obtained for different surface conditions of the same material suggest that this method of application may be effective for the monitoring of the surface finish of products during a production cycle although the investigation is still in the experimental stage. A suggested microprocessor based system is described in the conclusion of this paper together with the expected advantages gained by using this development as compared with the analogue system described in the main body of the paper.
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