Controlled laser forming for rapid prototyping

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 137-143

  Thomson, Gareth ^a   Pridham, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; LASER APPLICATIONS; METAL FORMING; SHEET METAL; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; DATA REDUCTION; DEFORMATION; FORMING; MONITORING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSORS;

LASER FORMING; GRADIENT MECHANISM; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; LASER TRACK; LASER-FORMING SYSTEM;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 0031358065     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552549710191845     Document Type: Article

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