Application of fuzzy logic to spatial thermal control in fusion welding

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1523-1530

  Bingiil, Zafer ^a   Cook, George E ^a   Strauss, Alvin M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRODES; FUZZY SETS;

WELD SEAM TRACKING CONTROL;

GAS METAL ARC WELDING;

EID: 0034314856     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.887202     Document Type: Article

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