Automatic testing method and device for optical fiber laser
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of fiber laser production, in particular to an automatic testing method and device of a fiber laser.
Background
The fiber laser has the characteristics of good beam quality, high conversion efficiency and the like, and the occupancy rate of the fiber laser in the laser market gradually rises. With the pursuit of laser processing technology, the technical requirements of the laser processing industry on fiber lasers have also risen by a space, and the fiber lasers enter the subdivision industry.
At present, because the existing optical fiber laser is used as a product with higher technical content, the product structure is more complex, the dependence on production technicians is higher in the process of producing and manufacturing the optical fiber laser, and many processes and operation control flows mainly adopt manual operation of the production technicians, so that whether the output of the laser is qualified cannot be automatically detected. Due to the phenomenon of excessive dependence on manpower, the mass production of the optical fiber lasers in the production and processing field is restricted by the quantity of production technicians, and the production cost is increased. The production cost is too high, and the production efficiency cannot be ensured; therefore, it is necessary to improve the degree of automation of the production in a part of processes of the production process of the fiber laser to improve the production efficiency, avoid disqualification of the processed product caused by disqualified output laser, and reduce the production cost.
Therefore, there is a need to provide a new technique for an automatic monitoring fiber laser.
Disclosure of Invention
The application provides an automatic testing method and device of a fiber laser, which can solve the technical problem that whether the output index of the fiber laser is qualified or not cannot be automatically tested in the prior art.
The invention provides an automatic test method of a fiber laser, which is applied to an automatic test device, wherein the automatic test device is in communication connection with the fiber laser through a communication protocol, and the method comprises the following steps:
acquiring the output power value of the optical fiber laser, and comparing and judging the output power value with a preset power range;
if the output power value is within the preset power range, acquiring the operating parameters of the optical fiber laser;
and determining the test result of the optical fiber laser according to the operating parameters of the optical fiber laser.
Optionally, the steps further include: and if the output power value does not accord with the preset power range, an alarm is given.
Optionally, the step of obtaining the operating parameters of the fiber laser includes:
if the operating parameters comprise temperature values, presetting coordinate data of a plurality of preset positions in the optical fiber laser, and controlling the multi-dimensional mobile platform to move in sequence by using the coordinate data to obtain the temperature values of the plurality of preset positions of the optical fiber laser.
Optionally, the step of determining the test result of the fiber laser according to the operating parameter of the fiber laser includes:
comparing and judging the temperature values of the plurality of preset positions with a preset temperature range;
when the temperature values which do not accord with the preset temperature range exist in the temperature values of the plurality of preset positions, determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is unqualified, and sending an alarm;
when the temperature values of the plurality of preset positions all accord with the preset temperature range, determining that the temperature values corresponding to the plurality of preset positions are qualified temperature values, and determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is qualified.
Optionally, the step of determining the test result of the fiber laser according to the operating parameter of the fiber laser includes:
if the operating parameters comprise light source parameters, comparing and judging the light source parameters of the optical fiber laser with a preset light source range;
when the light source parameters do not accord with the preset light source range, determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is unqualified, and sending an alarm;
and when the light source parameters accord with the preset light source range, determining the light source parameters to be qualified light source parameters, and determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is qualified.
Optionally, the step of determining the test result of the fiber laser according to the operating parameter of the fiber laser includes:
if the operation parameter comprises a water flow value, comparing and judging the water flow value with a preset water flow range;
when the water flow value does not accord with the preset water flow range, determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is unqualified, and giving an alarm;
and when the water flow value accords with the preset water flow range, determining that the water flow value is a qualified water flow value, and determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is qualified.
Optionally, the step of determining the test result of the fiber laser according to the operating parameter of the fiber laser includes:
if the operation parameters comprise monitoring signals, comparing and judging the monitoring signals with a preset signal range;
when the monitoring signal does not accord with the preset signal range, determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is unqualified, and sending an alarm;
and when the monitoring signal conforms to the preset signal range, determining that the monitoring signal is a qualified monitoring signal, and determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is qualified.
A second aspect of the present invention provides an apparatus for automated testing of a fibre laser, the apparatus comprising: the device comprises a communication control module, a power monitoring module, a data acquisition module and a data judgment module;
the communication control module is respectively and electrically connected with the power monitoring module, the data acquisition module and the data judgment module;
the communication control module is used for controlling the output power of the optical fiber laser by controlling the driving current of the optical fiber laser;
the power monitoring module is used for acquiring the output power value of the optical fiber laser and comparing and judging the output power value with a preset power range;
the data acquisition module is used for acquiring the operating parameters of the optical fiber laser if the output power is within the preset power range;
the data judgment module is used for determining the test result of the optical fiber laser according to the operation parameters of the optical fiber laser.
Optionally, the operating parameters include: one or more of a temperature value, a light source parameter, a water flow value, and a monitoring signal.
Has the advantages that: the invention provides an automatic test method and a device of a fiber laser, the method is applied to an automatic test device, the automatic test device is in communication-free connection with the fiber laser through a communication protocol, and the method comprises the following steps: controlling the output power of the optical fiber laser through the driving current; acquiring the output power value of the optical fiber laser, and comparing and judging the output power value with a preset power range; if the output power is within the preset power range, acquiring the operating parameters of the fiber laser; and determining the test result of the fiber laser according to the operating parameters of the fiber laser. The invention controls the fiber laser through the testing device to test a plurality of operating parameters of the fiber laser, and judges and compares the testing data to quickly obtain the testing result, thereby effectively improving the automation degree and the production efficiency of the production process and reducing the production cost.
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Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating steps of an automated testing method for a fiber laser according to the present application;
fig. 2 is an architecture diagram of an automated testing apparatus for a fiber laser according to an embodiment of the present application.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The technical problem that whether the output index of the optical fiber laser is qualified or not cannot be automatically tested exists in the prior art.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides an automatic test method for a fiber laser, the test method is applied to an automatic test device, the automatic test device is in communication connection with the fiber laser through a communication protocol, please refer to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a step diagram of an automatic test method for a fiber laser provided by the present application, the test method includes the following steps:
s101: acquiring the output power value of the optical fiber laser, and comparing and judging the output power value with a preset power range;
s102: if the output power value is within the preset power range, acquiring the operating parameters of the fiber laser;
s103: and determining the test result of the fiber laser according to the operating parameters of the fiber laser.
In the embodiment of the invention, the method for automatically testing the fiber laser is set by a control program corresponding to the fiber laser, the control program is compiled through upper computer software, and various indexes, performances and the like of the fiber laser are tested according to the control program; the upper computer software is in wireless communication connection with the fiber laser through a preset communication protocol to control the operation of the fiber laser and monitor the signal condition inside the fiber laser;
in this embodiment, the automated testing apparatus includes: the upper computer software is in communication connection with the optical fiber laser through the upper computer software, controls the driving current of the optical fiber laser through the upper computer software to control the output power of the optical fiber laser, tests the output power through a power meter, and feeds back all power test data to the upper computer software in real time; under the multiple output power of fiber laser, go to test fiber laser's internal behavior, include: temperature, spectrum (or light source parameter), monitoring signal, wherein, when judging a certain output power accords with in the predetermined power range, under this output power, test the temperature value of a plurality of predetermined positions inside the fiber laser respectively, and test the spectrum of the output of fiber laser, and test the index of the heat abstractor inside the fiber laser, the index of this heat abstractor is water flow, and test the monitoring signal of fiber laser, and judge the qualification condition of temperature value, spectrum, water flow and monitoring signal respectively, in order to confirm the test result to the fiber laser. In the production process of the laser, various indexes of the optical fiber laser in various aspects can be automatically tested by the testing method, so that the occupation of human resources is reduced, the production cost is saved, the production operation process is accelerated, and the production efficiency is improved.
Further, the method of the present invention further comprises the steps of: and if the output power value does not accord with the preset power range, an alarm is given. In this embodiment, before testing the temperature value, spectrum, water flow and monitoring signal of the fiber laser, it is necessary to test whether various output powers of the fiber laser are qualified, usually, the driving current inside the fiber laser is controlled by the software of the upper computer to control the fiber laser to convert and output different output powers, the output power is tested by the power meter, and the output power is fed back to the software of the upper computer for the software of the upper computer to perform judgment and comparison; it should be understood that any power value output by a normal fiber laser should conform to the preset power range, when the output power of the fiber laser does not conform to the preset power range, the power index of the fiber laser is regarded as unqualified, the test result is determined to be unqualified, and at this time, the test device stops testing and sends an alarm signal.
Further, the step of obtaining the operating parameters of the fiber laser comprises:
if the operation parameters comprise temperature values, presetting coordinate data of a plurality of preset positions in the fiber laser, and controlling the multi-dimensional mobile platform to move in sequence by using the coordinate data to obtain the temperature values of the plurality of preset positions of the fiber laser.
In this embodiment, when the output power of the fiber laser is normal, temperature values of a plurality of critical locations inside the fiber laser need to be tested at different output powers, where the critical locations include: the system comprises a welding point, a gain optical fiber, a core device and the like, coordinate data are set for key positions through upper computer software, and movement of a multi-dimensional moving platform is regulated and controlled according to the coordinate data, wherein a thermal imager used for testing temperature values of preset positions is arranged on the multi-dimensional moving platform, and the thermal imager is driven to move through the multi-dimensional moving platform so as to complete temperature value testing of the preset positions.
Further, the step of determining the test result of the fiber laser according to the operating parameters of the fiber laser comprises:
comparing and judging temperature values corresponding to a plurality of preset positions with a preset temperature range;
when the temperature values which do not accord with the preset temperature range exist in the temperature values of the plurality of preset positions, determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is unqualified, and giving an alarm;
when the temperature values corresponding to the preset positions all accord with the preset temperature range, the temperature values corresponding to the preset positions are determined to be qualified temperature values, and the test result of the optical fiber laser is determined to be qualified.
In this embodiment, the preset temperature range is set in the upper computer software, after the automatic test of the preset position of the fiber laser is completed, a certain temperature value is obtained, the upper computer software compares and judges the temperature value with the preset temperature range to determine the test result of the temperature value of the current preset position of the fiber laser, when the temperature test result is not qualified, the upper computer software sends a stop test signal to control the moving platform to stop moving and the thermal imager to stop the temperature value test of other preset positions of the fiber laser, and sends an alarm instruction to control the corresponding alarm device to send an alarm signal, it is worth noting that, when the temperature value of the preset position of the fiber laser is automatically tested, the multi-dimensional moving platform is controlled to move according to the coordinate data of the preset position to test the temperature value of the fiber laser and judge the test result, after the temperature value of a certain preset position is tested by a thermal imager in the multi-dimensional mobile platform, feeding the temperature value back to the upper computer software in real time, comparing the upper computer software according to a preset temperature range to determine a temperature test result of the current preset position, and entering a flow step of testing the temperature value of the next preset position when the test result is qualified; the temperature testing method can be used for prompting the temperature value testing process and the temperature fault position of the optical fiber laser through the upper computer and the multi-dimensional mobile platform, and the safety of the temperature index of the optical fiber laser is ensured.
Further, the step of determining the test result of the fiber laser according to the operating parameters of the fiber laser comprises:
if the operation parameters comprise light source parameters, comparing and judging the light source parameters of the optical fiber laser with a preset light source range;
when the light source parameters do not accord with the preset light source range, determining that the test result of the fiber laser is unqualified, and sending an alarm;
and when the light source parameters accord with the preset light source range, determining the light source parameters to be qualified light source parameters, and determining that the test result of the fiber laser is qualified.
In this embodiment, this light source parameter is the spectrum of fiber laser output, and after the light source parameter of fiber laser was obtained through the spectrum appearance test, real-time feedback was to host computer software, and host computer software compares the judgement according to light source parameter and preset light source scope, and wherein, the light source parameter includes: the central wavelength, the 3dB bandwidth, the Raman light size and other data are analyzed from the light source parameters in multiple aspects, so that the accuracy of the light source test result of the fiber laser test is improved, and the production efficiency can be improved by automatically testing the laser light source.
Further, the step of determining the test result of the fiber laser according to the operating parameters of the fiber laser comprises:
if the operation parameters comprise the water flow value, comparing and judging the water flow value with a preset water flow range;
when the water flow value does not accord with the preset water flow range, determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is unqualified, and giving an alarm;
and when the water flow value accords with the preset water flow range, determining the water flow value as a qualified water flow value, and determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is qualified.
In this embodiment, the fiber laser releases energy or heat during use, which causes the temperature inside the fiber laser to rise, however, the speed of automatically dissipating the heat inside the fiber laser is slow, and the high temperature affects the working performance of internal components or devices of the fiber laser, and further affects the output power of the fiber laser, so that a heat dissipation device is needed to dissipate heat of the fiber laser; preferably, the laser adopts a liquid cooling heat dissipation mode to dissipate heat inside the fiber laser, so that the fiber laser comprises a liquid cooling heat dissipation device, and the heat inside the laser is absorbed in a liquid circulation mode to achieve the effect of cooling; when testing the index of liquid cooling heat abstractor, usually be density, temperature and the circulation etc. to its liquid, because the density and the temperature of this liquid type decision liquid, this is decided at liquid material selection environment, this embodiment only needs to test the circulation of liquid, after the water flow device of host computer software control fiber laser moved, test the inside water flow of fiber laser through flow test device, when the test result of water flow is not conform to preset water flow scope, then the mode suggestion relevant staff of reporting to the police handles, with the heat dissipation of guaranteeing the fiber laser, the cooling effect, avoid high temperature to the damage of test device or cause the staff to cause the injury simultaneously, improve the security of test link.
Further, the step of determining the test result of the fiber laser according to the operating parameters of the fiber laser comprises:
if the operation parameters comprise monitoring signals, comparing and judging the monitoring signals with a preset signal range;
when the monitoring signal does not accord with the preset signal range, determining that the test result of the fiber laser is unqualified, and then sending an alarm;
and when the monitoring signal accords with the preset signal range, determining that the monitoring signal is a qualified monitoring signal, and determining that the test result of the optical fiber laser is qualified.
In this embodiment, the monitoring signal is an operation parameter of the internal body of the fiber laser, and the monitoring signal includes: the optical intensity can be the optical intensity when the pumping source output unit of the laser is amplified by gain or laser is not formed, the temperature can be the temperature of the laser body, such as the temperature of a radiating substrate contained in the laser, the current and voltage of the laser body during operation, and the like, the operation condition of the optical fiber laser is judged according to the detection result of each index in the monitoring signal so as to reflect the operation stability of the optical fiber laser, when the monitoring signal conforms to the preset signal range, the optical fiber laser is usually in a stable working state without abnormal faults such as high temperature, overvoltage, overcurrent load and the like, when the monitoring signal does not conform to the preset signal range, the test result of the monitoring signal is determined to be unqualified, which indicates that the optical fiber laser cannot normally operate after being started and is in an unstable or out of control state, at this time, an alarm is issued.
A second aspect of the present invention provides an automatic testing apparatus for a fiber laser, please refer to fig. 2, fig. 2 is an architecture diagram of an automatic testing apparatus for a fiber laser in an embodiment of the present application; the test device includes: a communication control module 201, a power monitoring module 202, a data acquisition module 203 and a data judgment module 204;
the communication control module 201 is electrically connected with the power monitoring module 202, the data acquisition module 203 and the data judgment module 204 respectively;
the communication control module 201 is used for controlling the output power of the fiber laser by controlling the driving current of the fiber laser;
the power monitoring module 202 is configured to obtain an output power value of the fiber laser, and compare and determine the output power value with a preset power range;
the data acquisition module 203 is configured to acquire an operating parameter of the fiber laser if the output power is within a preset power range;
the data determining module 204 is configured to determine a test result of the fiber laser according to the operation parameter of the fiber laser.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the automated testing apparatus comprises: the communication control module 201 is electrically connected with the power monitoring module 202, the data acquisition module 203 and the data judgment module 204 to control each module to execute related operations; the optical fiber laser device is in wireless communication connection with the optical fiber laser device through the communication control module 201 so as to control the driving current of the optical fiber laser device and further control the output power of the optical fiber laser device; when the power monitoring module 202 tests that the output power of the fiber laser meets the preset power range, the data acquisition module 203 acquires the operating parameters of the fiber laser, and the data judgment module 204 performs comparison judgment on the operating parameters of the fiber laser to determine the test result of the fiber laser, and when the test result is qualified, the test result of the operation parameter of the optical fiber laser under the output power is qualified, and other output powers can be output by controlling the optical fiber laser subsequently to continue the test, when the operation parameters are tested under various different powers to determine whether the fiber laser is qualified or not by combining the test results of the operation parameters under various qualified output powers, the automatic testing device improves the efficiency of the production process of the optical fiber laser, has higher testing accuracy, and ensures the safety of the finished optical fiber laser in the practical process.
Further, the operating parameters include: one or more of temperature values, light source parameters, water flow values and monitoring signals;
the data determining module 204 determines and compares the temperature value, the light source parameter, the water flow value and the monitoring signal with a preset parameter range, so as to determine the test result of the fiber laser.
Further, the automatic testing device further comprises: a display device 205;
the display device 205 is electrically connected to the communication control module 201, and the display device 205 is used for displaying the test result and the alarm signal.
In this embodiment, the automatic testing device further includes upper computer software corresponding to the communication control module 201, the power monitoring module 202, the data acquisition module 203, and the data judgment module 204, and the upper computer software compiles a control program and uses the communication control module 201 as an execution control main body to control the optical fiber laser and each module electrically connected to the communication control module 201; the display device 205 is also used for displaying the test process and other operations of the upper computer software;
further, the automatic testing device further comprises an alarm module 206, wherein the alarm module 206 is electrically connected with the communication control module 201; when any test result in the output power, the temperature, the light source parameters, the water flow and the monitoring signals of the optical fiber laser is unqualified, the communication control module 201 executes a test stopping program in the upper computer software to stop the test of the optical fiber laser and send an alarm instruction, and at the moment, the display device 205 and the alarm module 206 send out alarm signals simultaneously, so that the safety of the test process is improved.
The invention provides an automatic test method and a device of a fiber laser, the method is applied to an automatic test device, the automatic test device is in wireless communication connection with the fiber laser through a communication protocol, and the method comprises the following steps: controlling the output power of the optical fiber laser through the driving current; acquiring the output power value of the optical fiber laser, and comparing and judging the output power value with a preset power range; if the output power is within the preset power range, acquiring the operating parameters of the fiber laser; and determining the test result of the fiber laser according to the operating parameters of the fiber laser. The invention controls the fiber laser through the testing device to test a plurality of operating parameters of the fiber laser, and judges and compares the testing data to quickly obtain the testing result, thereby effectively improving the automation degree and the production efficiency of the production process and reducing the production cost.
In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules is merely a logical division, and in actual implementation, there may be other divisions, for example, multiple modules or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or modules, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.
The modules described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network modules. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the present embodiment.
In addition, functional modules in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing module, or each of the modules may exist alone physically, or two or more modules are integrated into one module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode.
The integrated module, if implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.
It should be noted that, for the sake of simplicity, the above-mentioned method embodiments are described as a series of acts or combinations, but those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited by the described order of acts, as some steps may be performed in other orders or simultaneously according to the present invention. Further, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are presently preferred and that no acts or modules are necessarily required of the invention.
In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.
In view of the above description of the method and apparatus for automatically testing a fiber laser provided by the present invention, those skilled in the art will recognize that there may be variations in the embodiments and applications of the method and apparatus according to the concepts of the present invention.