Welding arrangement and method
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1. A method of forming a welded structure comprising:
- arranging on constituent pieces of the structure to be welded on a support surface in a desired configuration, recording at least one image of the arrangement of the constituent pieces on the support surface, determining from the image(s) the positions of a plurality of weld points, welding with welding apparatus the constituent pieces together at said weld points to form the welded structure, and controlling the welding of the constituent pieces with said welding apparatus on the basis of the determined positions of the weld points.
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Abstract
Constituent pieces of a structure to be welded are arranged in a desired configuration on a support surface and are welded together at a plurality of weld points to form the welded structure. At least one image of the arrangement of the constituent pieces on the support surface is recorded and the positions of the weld points are determined from the image(s). The welding of the constituent pieces is controlled on the basis of the determined positions of the weld points.
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1. A method of forming a welded structure comprising:
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arranging on constituent pieces of the structure to be welded on a support surface in a desired configuration, recording at least one image of the arrangement of the constituent pieces on the support surface, determining from the image(s) the positions of a plurality of weld points, welding with welding apparatus the constituent pieces together at said weld points to form the welded structure, and controlling the welding of the constituent pieces with said welding apparatus on the basis of the determined positions of the weld points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18)
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14. A method of forming a large welded structure, for example a part or parts of a ship, a paper machine, a building, a train or a truck, comprising:
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arranging constituent pieces of the structure to be welded on a support surface in a desired configuration, recording at least one image of the arrangement of the constituent pieces on the support surface, determining from the image(s) the positions of a plurality of weld points, welding with welding apparatus the constituent pieces together at said weld points to form the welded structure, and controlling the welding of the constituent pieces with said welding apparatus on the basis of the determined positions of the weld points.
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15. A welding arrangement for forming a welded structure from a plurality of constituent pieces, comprising
a support surface for supporting the constituent pieces in the configuration of a structure to be welded, camera means for providing an image of the structure to be welded, evaluating means for determining the positions of weld points of the structure to be welded based on the image provided by the camera means, welding apparatus for welding together the constituent pieces of the structure at the positions of the weld points determined by the evaluating means.
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20. A method of welding a structure composed of a number of constituent pieces, comprising:
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identifying optimal weld points for joining the pieces of the structure, and guiding welding apparatus to the weld points. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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