Geometry and Thermal Regulation of GMA Welding via Conventional and Neural Adaptive Control

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-186

  Tzafestas, S G ^a   Rigatos, G G ^a   Kyriannakis, E J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adaptive control; Gas metal arc (GMA) welding; Geometric characteristics; Neural adaptive control; Pseudogradient control; Regulation of GMA welding; Self tuning control; Thermal characteristics

Indexed keywords

MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL; SELF TUNING CONTROL SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

MODEL REFERENCE ADAPTIVE CONTROL (MRAC); MULTIVARIABLE SELF TUNING ADAPTIVE CONTROL (STC); NEURAL ADAPTIVE CONTROL (NAC); PSEUDOGRADIENT ADAPTIVE CONTROL (PAC);

CARBON DIOXIDE ARC WELDING;

EID: 0031167474     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007968630038     Document Type: Article

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