Modeling and control of quasi-keyhole arc welding process

Control Engineering Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1401-1411

  Zhang, Y M ^a   Liu, Y C ^a  

^a Light Metals Research Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing; Modeling; Predictive control; Welding

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

PEAK CURRENT; QUASI-KEYHOLE;

ELECTRIC ARC WELDING;

CONTROL SYSTEM; MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; PREDICTIVE CONTROL; WELDING;

EID: 0348010205     PISSN: 09670661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0661(03)00076-5     Document Type: Article

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