A look at the optimization of robot welding speed based on process modeling

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Ericsson, M ^a   Nylen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Finite Element Analysis (FEA); Off Line Programming (OLP); Robot simulation; Temperature; Weld velocity; Welding speed

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROCESS CONTROL; ROBOTICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

JOINT PENETRATION; OFF LINE PROGRAMMING (OLP); ROBOT SIMULATION; WELD VELOCITY;

WELDING;

EID: 34547840276     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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