Heat input control in 3D laser cladding based on infrared sensing

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Division, MED

Volumn 12, Issue , 2001, Pages 333-341

  Hu, Dongming ^a   Wu, Yunxin ^a   Kovacevic, Radovan ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladding; Control; Image Sensing; SFF

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CLADDING (COATING); CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; IMAGE SENSORS; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS;

LASER CLADDING;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0242694585     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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