Metal fusion bonding – Process – With measuring – testing – indicating – inspecting – or...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-22
2005-02-22
Stoner, Kiley S. (Department: 1725)
Metal fusion bonding
Process
With measuring, testing, indicating, inspecting, or...
C228S104000, C073S582000, C073S588000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06857553
ABSTRACT:
A method for determining the quality of an examined weld joint comprising the steps of providing acoustical data from the examined weld joint, and performing a neural network operation on the acoustical data determine the quality of the examined weld joint produced by a friction weld process. The neural network may be trained by the steps of providing acoustical data and observable data from at least one test weld joint, and training the neural network based on the acoustical data and observable data to form a trained neural network so that the trained neural network is capable of determining the quality of a examined weld joint based on acoustical data from the examined weld joint. In addition, an apparatus having a housing, acoustical sensors mounted therein, and means for mounting the housing on a friction weld device so that the acoustical sensors do not contact the weld joint. The apparatus may sample the acoustical data necessary for the neural network to determine the quality of a weld joint.
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Translation of JP-2000046696A.
Carpenter Robert W.
Cola Mark J.
Dave' Vivek R.
Hartman Daniel A.
Durkis Jim C.
Gottlieb Paul A.
Kehl Dickson G.
Stoner Kiley S.
The United States of America as represented by the United States
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