Adaptive Control of an Arc Welding Process

Abstract

An adaptive system controlling weld puddle width is presented. It is based on the method of sensitivity points. The development of the general design is given. Simulated and experimental setup and results are presented. Keywords: Weld puddle, Sensitivity points, Off-line tuning, Adaptive control.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223626

Entities

People

  • Daniel E. Henderson

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Control Systems
  • Adaptive Systems
  • Algorithms
  • Arc Welding
  • Classification
  • Control Systems
  • Electrodes
  • Engineering
  • Flow Rate
  • Gas Flow
  • Geometry
  • Image Processing
  • Multiple Input Multiple Output
  • Power Supplies
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Surface Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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