Optimal design of neural networks for control in robotic arc welding

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-63

  Kim, Ill Soo ^a   Son, Joon Sik ^a   Lee, Sang Heon ^b   Yarlagadda, Prasad K D V ^c  

^a Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bead width; Error backpropagation algorithm; Levenberg Marquardt approximation algorithm; Neural network; Process parameters; Robotic arc welding

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BACKPROPAGATION; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; NEURAL NETWORKS; ROBOTICS;

BEAD WIDTH; ERROR BACKPROPAGATION ALGORITHMS; LEVENBERG MARQUARDT APPROXIMATION ALGORITHM; PROCESS PARAMETERS; ROBOTIC ARC WELDING;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 1242265268     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5845(03)00068-1     Document Type: Article

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