Recording a welding process is a demanding task due to the intense light, that
the process emits. It is not possible to select camera parameters, that would let
us clearly see the extremely light welding electrode and a relatively dark object,
that is being welded. For our project, we used an industrial camera, with which
we used to acquire a few images for each final frame. We merged these images
into one high dynamic range (HDR) image, to allow us to observe the welding
process in real time. During method selection we had to pay attention both to
the quality of the resulting image, as well as to the speed of execution, since
the program is expected to run in real time. As a result, welders will be able to
monitor the welding operation from a safe distance and will be able to control the
welding process with other tools. At the end, we merged everything into a userfriendly
interface. During the process, we developed a new adjusted algorithm,
called Blur, for real-time HDR generation which yields promising results.
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