ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The presented research project is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (bmb+f) under 01IRA07A. This research project is executed in cooperation with research institutes: Institute of Automation, University of Bremen, Germany; Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics, RWTH Aachen, Germany a shipbuilder: Lürssen Yachts - Super Yachts, Sail and Motor Boats, Bremen, Germany a manufacturer of welding supplies and devices: EWM HIGHTEC Welding GmbH, Mündersbach, Germany a manufacturer of autodarkening welding masks: Optrel AG, Wattwil, Switzerland 1. 2. 3. 4. REFERENCES Nordbruch, S.; Tschirner, P.; Gräser, A. 2000. Visual Online Monitoring of PGMAW Nordbruch, S.; Tschirner, P.; Gräser, A. 2000. Visual Online Optimization of Pulse Neycenssac, F.; 1993. Contrast Enhancement Using the Laplacian-of-a-Gaussian- • "Process technology Enhance the use of welding in manufacturing and construction operations by integrating welding with other manufacturing and construction disciplines, at the engineering level and also at the operational level." "Developments in Information Technology - Welding processes based on rigorous engineering analysis, numerical modeling, and computer-based automated manufacturing will be widely used, and will depend heavily on information technology." |