Computer-Integrated Surface Image Processing of Hydrogen-Saturated Steel Wear Products

Abstract

This paper briefly describes the conceptual direction of the application of computer vision (CV) methods that involve controlling the morphology of hydrogenated wear particles (WPs). During long-term operation, in the surface and subsurface layers of the materials of parts in the tribo-joint, changes in the micromechanisms of fracture occur, which change the morphology of WPs. It has been shown that the developed computer program (CP) can be used to monitor the fractography of the surface of wear particles, and, accordingly, it is possible to control changes in the surface morphology. Therefore, it is possible to predict the operational stability and durability of the tribo-joint. A conceptual scheme for determining the performance of a tribotechnical assembly depending on the determined parameters of WPs is presented. The modes marked on it, including normal operation, transient, run-in, and catastrophic failure, can be evaluated by robotics approaches.