Acoustic-driven Hidden Markov and reinforcement learning framework for intelligent process monitoring and adaptive decision support in wire arc additive manufacturing
摘要
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is susceptible to arc instability, spatter, and porosity that deteriorate the quality. This method letter presents an acoustic-driven framework integrating a Gaussian Hidden Markov Model (HMM) with a contextual bandit reinforcement learning (RL) controller for layer-wise process monitoring and adaptive decision support. An 11- state HMM identifies latent deposition regimes; automatic Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) thresholding classifies layer stability without manual tuning. An ε-greedy bandit learns state-conditioned corrective actions offline. The framework correctly detects a known material transition event (LA100S–ER2209, Layers 44–47) without prior knowledge of its location, corroborated by independent physical characterization [9], demonstrating practical utility for WAAM process monitoring.
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