Study on real-time measurement of nugget diameter for resistance spot welding using a neuro-fuzzy algorithm

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 2230-2233

  Lin, Zhongqin ^a   Zhang, Yansong ^a   Chen, Guanlong ^a   Li, Yongbing ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrode Displacement; Neuro Fuzzy; Nugget Diameter; Resistance Spot Welding

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE DISPLACEMENT; NEURO-FUZZY; NUGGET DIAMETER; RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING;

CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SHEET METAL; THERMAL EXPANSION; ULTRASONIC WAVES; WELDING;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 4644350070     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.2004.1351535     Document Type: Conference Paper

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