Expulsion detection system for resistance spot welding based on a neural network

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 592-598

  Podržaj, Primož ^a   Polajnar, Ivan ^a   Diaci, Janez ^a   Kariž, Zoran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dynamic resistance (welding voltage and welding current); Electrode displacement; Laser interferometer; Peizoelectric sensor; Resistance spot; Rogowsky coil; Welding control; Welding force

Indexed keywords

MOLTEN MATERIALS; NEURAL NETWORKS; SENSORS; VECTOR QUANTIZATION; WELDS;

EXPULSION DETECTION SYSTEMS;

SPOT WELDING;

NEURAL NETWORK; WELDING;

EID: 1842588345     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/15/3/011     Document Type: Article

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