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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2017
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Ryoji Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hisashi Endou, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiro Kakeno, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a welding monitoring system which can multidimensionally monitor a welding portion with high accuracy and a monitoring method thereof, by using a relatively simple configuration. There is provided a welding monitoring system which monitors a subject, including: a mechanical portion; and an imaging portion, in which the mechanical portion includes a transport arm which transports the subject, a subject holding portion which holds the subject, and an energizing device which causes welding with respect to the subject to be performed, and in which the imaging portion includes imaging means for obtaining imaging data of the subject, a data recording portion which records the imaging data, an analyzing portion which extracts predetermined characteristics from the imaging data, a comparison determination portion which compares the extracted characteristics and normal characteristics to each other to determine the presence or absence of abnormality, and a determination result output portion which outputs a determination result by the comparison determination portion.