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    Monitoring and control in friction stir welding

    Fleming, Paul Aaron
    : https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/etd-01222009-003129
    http://hdl.handle.net/1803/10469
    : 2009-01-22

    Abstract

    Friction stir welding (FSW) is a relatively new (1991) solid-state welding technique where the material is joined via mechanical stirring. In this dissertation, methods for the automatic monitoring and control of FSW are presented. Monitoring techniques include gap fit-up detection, tool misalignment detection and estimation, and tool wear detection. Additionally, a technology which accomplishes automatic joint-line tracking for FSW (through-the-tool tracking) is presented. Joint-tracking has shown to be very useful in other welding technologies and will likely improve the flexibility and applicability of FSW.
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