Research question
How can sensing, knowledge-based decisions and process control be integrated for complex, changing welding conditions?
Method
The paper reviews multimodal acquisition and fusion, welding knowledge models, visual/arc sensing and multi-agent coordination. It connects process-level quality monitoring with networked coordination at the manufacturing-system level.
Main findings
The work organizes a sensing–decision–execution framework spanning initial localization, path planning, seam correction, pass arrangement and welding-data management. It provides an overview of the laboratory's system-level research direction.