Statistical characteristic for detecting weld penetration defects in gas-metal arc welding

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 793-796

  Wu, C S ^a   Jia, C B ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Defects; Robotic arc welding; Statistical characteristic; Weld penetration

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; DEFECTS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; ROBOTICS; WELDS;

INTELLIGENT MONITORING SYSTEM; ROBOTIC ARC WELDING; WELD PENETRATION;

ELECTRIC ARC WELDING;

EID: 33947650524     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEMA420SC     Document Type: Article

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