Real-Time Sensing of Sag Geometry During GTA Welding

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-160

  Zhang, Y M ^a   Kovacevic, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; FEEDBACK; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SENSORS; LASER BEAMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

GAS TUNGSTEN ARC (GTA) WELDING; LASER STRIPE; SAG GEOMETRY; WELD PENETRATION CONTROL SYSTEMS;

GAS WELDING;

EID: 0031141099     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2831090     Document Type: Article

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