Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 17, 1704002(2022)

Visual Indirect Positioning of Bolster Spring Gap Based on Line Laser in Narrow Space

Huanlong Liu1,2, Dafa Li1,2、*, Jianyi Zhou1,2, and Tao Wei1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Engineering Research Center of Advanced Driving Energy-Saving Technology, Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610031, Sichuan, China
  • 2School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, Sichuan, China
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    Figures & Tables(24)
    Schematic of line laser vision system
    Helical structure of outer spring
    Schematic of space helical curve
    Constitute of bolster springs inside one-side of K6 bogie
    Scale division (left) and height (right) measurement of bolster spring
    Relationship between Htotal/H2 and gap orientation of bearing spring
    Relationship between Htotal/H2 and gap orientation of damping spring
    Technical route of proposed positioning method
    Convolutional neural network structure of YOLOv3-tiny
    Bolster spring dataset
    ROI segmentation
    Gray histogram of ROI
    Binary image
    Principle diagram of adaptive measurement algorithm for laser spot height
    Test platform of bolster spring
    Actual gap orientations of bearing spring and corresponding height measurement results of outer spring spot
    Actual gap orientations of damping spring and corresponding height measurement results of outer spring spot
    Height measurement results of outer spring spot under different illumination intensities. (a) Dark illumination; (b) normal illumination; (c) bright illumination
    • Table 1. Height measurement results of bearing spring coil

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      Table 1. Height measurement results of bearing spring coil

      Δβ /(°)Htotal/mmH2/mmHtotal/H2
      Spring 1Spring 2Spring 3Spring 4Spring 5Spring 6Average value
      032.4732.7332.2233.6533.7132.2632.84241.37
      2034.3635.2034.2835.9736.2135.1835.20241.47
      4036.5137.7835.8938.0638.0937.7037.34241.56
      6039.6040.5438.1240.2339.9240.4039.80241.66
      8041.9243.1240.5742.4841.5242.8342.07241.75
      10044.6445.6942.5844.6243.3444.9144.30241.85
      12046.7647.9544.8346.8845.2047.0446.44241.94
      14048.7550.1947.1749.1147.3549.1848.63242.03
      16050.8052.7449.2751.6649.7851.1650.90242.12
      18052.9654.6251.8453.9052.0753.0353.07242.21
      20055.2056.4653.9356.1354.6655.8755.38242.31
      22057.1058.3855.9358.5856.9857.5557.42242.39
      24059.0760.7658.3060.5758.3259.5259.42242.48
      26061.1562.9460.6062.3160.2761.8261.52242.56
      28062.5864.7461.7864.0261.0462.2862.74242.61
      30063.3065.8062.4064.1861.5063.7563.49242.65
      32063.3065.8062.4064.1861.5063.7563.49242.65
      34063.3065.8062.4064.1861.5063.7563.49242.65
      36063.3065.8062.4064.1861.5063.7563.49242.65
    • Table 2. Height measurement results of damping spring coil

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      Table 2. Height measurement results of damping spring coil

      Δβ /(°)Htotal/mmH2/mmHtotal /H2
      Spring 1Spring 2Average value
      030.4329.5730.00201.50
      2032.3731.8132.09201.60
      4034.2333.3333.78201.69
      6036.0535.7935.92201.80
      8038.0437.4837.76201.89
      10039.9239.0039.46201.97
      12041.8041.8441.82202.09
      14043.5943.5243.56202.18
      16046.1645.9446.05202.30
      18048.3847.8948.14202.41
      20050.5649.6250.09202.50
      22052.6451.7452.19202.61
      24054.5053.9854.24202.71
      26056.2755.3655.82202.79
      28056.9457.7957.37202.87
      30057.2258.0657.64202.88
      32057.2258.0657.64202.88
      34057.2258.0657.64202.88
      36057.2258.0657.64202.88
    • Table 3. Precision evaluation of YOLOv3-tiny model

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      Table 3. Precision evaluation of YOLOv3-tiny model

      Number of imagesIoU thresholdAverage precision /%
      4290.50100
      0.7598.96
    • Table 4. Positioning test results of bearing spring under different gap orientations

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      Table 4. Positioning test results of bearing spring under different gap orientations

      Actual orientation /(°)Actual Htotal/H2Calculated Htotal'/H2'Calculated orientation /(°)Error /(°)Positioning duration /s
      01.381.404+40.14
      301.521.5332+20.14
      601.651.6661+10.12
      901.791.7786-40.13
      1201.921.91116-40.12
      1502.062.05147-30.15
      1802.192.17176-40.13
      2102.332.32208-20.12
      2402.462.45238-20.14
      2702.602.59267-30.14
      3002.652.65280-360 0.12
      3302.652.65280-360 0.12
    • Table 5. Positioning test results of damping spring under different gap orientations

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      Table 5. Positioning test results of damping spring under different gap orientations

      Actual orientation /(°)Actual Htotal/H2Calculated Htotal'/H2'Calculated orientation /(°)Error /(°)Positioning duration /s
      01.491.525+50.12
      301.641.6633+30.11
      601.791.8264+40.12
      901.941.949000.14
      1202.092.08118-20.11
      1502.242.26152+20.11
      1802.392.38177-30.12
      2102.542.55211+10.11
      2402.692.71244+40.10
      2702.842.86272+20.13
      3002.882.88280-360 0.12
      3302.882.88280-360 0.12
    • Table 6. Positioning test results under different illumination intensity

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      Table 6. Positioning test results under different illumination intensity

      Illumination conditionActual orientation /(°)Calculated Htotal'/H2'Calculated orientation /(°)Error /(°)
      Dark1802.17176-4
      Normal2.18178-2
      Bright2.18178-2
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    Paper Information

    Category: Measurement and metrology

    Received: Nov. 22, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 27, 2021

    Published Online: Jul. 28, 2022

    The Author Email: Li Dafa (lidafa@my.swjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.1704002

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