Image-Based Penetration Monitoring of CO 2 Laser Beam Welding

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2000, Pages

  Holbert, R K ^a,b   Richardson, R W ^a,b   Farson, D F ^a,b   Albright, C E ^a,b  

^a SIEMENS POWER GENERATION   (United States)

^b The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Camera system; Co 2 laser; Conduction mode; Keyhole mode; Monitoring; Weld penetration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002538860     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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