Through the Tool Tracking for Friction Stir Welding
Vanderbilt University
posted on 01/25/2010
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Detailed Description
Utilizing force sensors mounted on the friction stir welding tool, Vanderbilt inventors have developed a technique to keep a weld tool on track. This technology is especially benefi cial in real time corrections for deviations in travel in the case of robotic FSW or “blind” welds.
Supplemental Documents
VU0897—Through the Tool Tracking for Friction Stir Welding
Inventors
George Cook
David DeLapp
Paul Fleming
Daniel Hartman
David Lammlein
Alvin Strauss
Don Wilkes
CONTACT
Ashok Choudhury
(615) 322-2503
ashok.choudhury@vanderbilt.edu
File Number: MKT0897
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