Laser Technology, Volume. 49, Issue 2, 289(2025)

Weld seam tracking method under strong noise based on kernel correlation filters

GONG Shuqing, ZHANG Guobao*, and ZHU Hongwei
Author Affiliations
  • School of Automation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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    Received: Jan. 17, 2024

    Accepted: May. 13, 2025

    Published Online: May. 13, 2025

    The Author Email: ZHANG Guobao (guobaozh@seu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.7510/jgjs.issn.1001-3806.2025.02.021

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