Automatic weld planning by finite element simulation and iterative learning

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Jeberg, P V ^a,b   Holm, H ^c   Madsen, O ^c  

^a Odense Steel Shipyard ^*  (Denmark)

^b Disa Holding AS   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Automatic planning; Finite element model; Gas metal arc; Iterative learning; Welding variables

Indexed keywords

COUPLED CIRCUITS; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; ELECTRIC WELDING; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; GAS WELDING; HEAT CONDUCTION; ITERATIVE METHODS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; METALS; ONTOLOGY; POWER QUALITY; PROCESS ENGINEERING; TRAJECTORIES; WELDING; WELDS;

AUTOMATIC PLANNING; BUTT JOINTS; CALIBRATION METHODS; DYNAMIC TRAJECTORIES; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; GAS METAL ARC; GEOMETRIC CHANGES; GMA WELDING; HEAT CONDUCTION MODELS; HEAT INPUTS; IN-PROCESS; ITERATIVE LEARNING; ITERATIVE LEARNING CONTROL; ITERATIVE LEARNING CONTROLLERS; ITERATIVE PROCESSING; OPEN LOOPS; POWER INPUT; PRECISE SIMULATION; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; PROCESS PLANNING; SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION; SURFACE SHAPES; TRAVEL SPEEDS; WELD POOLS; WELD QUALITY; WELDING CONTROL; WELDING VARIABLES; WORK PIECES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 51949098285     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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