Patent ID: 11872657
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 1:
2. The welding system of claim 1, wherein
the image data includes multiple pieces of image data,
the appearance inspection apparatus includes:
a learning data set generator that classifies the multiple pieces of image data generated by the image processor by material and shape of the workpiece, and generates a plurality of learning data sets based on the classified multiple pieces of image data; and
a determination model generator that generates one or more determination models for determining whether the shape of the weld is good or bad for each of the material and shape of the workpiece using the plurality of learning data sets,
the learning data set generator generates the learning data sets based on one or more feature values extracted from the image data in the image processor, and
the determination unit determines whether the shape of the weld is good or bad based on the image data read from the image processor and the one or more determination models generated by the determination model generator.