A robust in-process monitoring of pulsed laser spot welding using a point infrared sensor

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-249

  Lim, D C ^a   Cho, Y B ^a   Gweon, D G ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

In process monitoring; Infrared sensor; Nd:yAG laser; Non destructive monitoring; Pulsed laser spot welding

Indexed keywords

INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED IMAGING; MONITORING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SPOT WELDING;

PULSED LASER SPOT WELDING; ROBUST IN-PROCESS MONITORING;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0031630811     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405981515653     Document Type: Article

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