In-process density control of extruded foam PVC using wavelet packet analysis of ultrasound waves

Mechatronics

Volumn 12, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages 1083-1095

  Abu Zahra, Nidal H ^a   Seth, Ashish ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

ANN; Density; Extrusion; PVC; Ultrasound; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EXTRUSION; EXTRUSION DIES; NEURAL NETWORKS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SENSORS; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

ULTRASOUND ECHO SIGNALS;

FOAMS;

EID: 0036833163     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-4158(02)00016-8     Document Type: Article

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