Classification of molten pool modes in variable polarity plasma arc welding based on acoustic signature

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 127-136

  Saad, Emad ^a   Wang, Huijun ^a   Kovacevic, Radovan ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic sensing; Neural networks; VPPAW; Welding pool mode

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; DATA ACQUISITION; NEURAL NETWORKS; PLASMA ARC CUTTING;

ACOUSTIC SENSING; VARIABLE POLARITY PLASMA ARC WELDING (VPPAW); WELCH POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY (PSD); WELDING POOL MODES;

PLASMA WELDING;

EID: 33747888283     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2005.03.020     Document Type: Article

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