A feedback control system for laser forming

Mechatronics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 429-441

  Thomson, Gareth ^a   Pridham, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; HIGH POWER LASERS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LASER APPLICATIONS;

FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM;

FEEDBACK CONTROL;

EID: 0031210978     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0957-4158(97)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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