Investigation of monitoring systems for resistance spot welding

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2002, Pages

  Chien, C S ^a   Kannatey Asibu Jr , E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acoustic Emission Sensor; Current; Fiber Optic Displacement Sensor; Force Transducer; Resistance Spot Welding; Voltage

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

NUGGET FORMATION; WELDABILITY TESTING;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 0036713478     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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