Lateral position detection and control for friction stir systems
Abstract
A friction stir system for processing at least a first workpiece includes a spindle actuator coupled to a rotary tool comprising a rotating member for contacting and processing the first workpiece. A detection system is provided for obtaining information related to a lateral alignment of the rotating member. The detection system comprises at least one sensor for measuring a force experienced by the rotary tool or a parameter related to the force experienced by the rotary tool during processing, wherein the sensor provides sensor signals. A signal processing system is coupled to receive and analyze the sensor signals and determine a lateral alignment of the rotating member relative to a selected lateral position, a selected path, or a direction to decrease a lateral distance relative to the selected lateral position or selected path. In one embodiment, the friction stir system can be embodied as a closed loop tracking system, such as a robot-based tracked friction stir welding (FSW) or friction stir processing (FSP) system.
- Inventors:
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- Boulder, CO
- Houston, TX
- Brentwood, TN
- Nashville, TN
- Ashland City, TN
- Santa Fe, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1011390
- Patent Number(s):
- 7850057
- Application Number:
- 12/703,811
- Assignee:
- ALO
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Fleming, Paul, Lammlein, David, Cook, George E, Wilkes, Don Mitchell, Strauss, Alvin M, Delapp, David, and Hartman, Daniel A. Lateral position detection and control for friction stir systems. United States: N. p., 2010.
Web.
Fleming, Paul, Lammlein, David, Cook, George E, Wilkes, Don Mitchell, Strauss, Alvin M, Delapp, David, & Hartman, Daniel A. Lateral position detection and control for friction stir systems. United States.
Fleming, Paul, Lammlein, David, Cook, George E, Wilkes, Don Mitchell, Strauss, Alvin M, Delapp, David, and Hartman, Daniel A. Tue .
"Lateral position detection and control for friction stir systems". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1011390.
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title = {Lateral position detection and control for friction stir systems},
author = {Fleming, Paul and Lammlein, David and Cook, George E and Wilkes, Don Mitchell and Strauss, Alvin M and Delapp, David and Hartman, Daniel A},
abstractNote = {A friction stir system for processing at least a first workpiece includes a spindle actuator coupled to a rotary tool comprising a rotating member for contacting and processing the first workpiece. A detection system is provided for obtaining information related to a lateral alignment of the rotating member. The detection system comprises at least one sensor for measuring a force experienced by the rotary tool or a parameter related to the force experienced by the rotary tool during processing, wherein the sensor provides sensor signals. A signal processing system is coupled to receive and analyze the sensor signals and determine a lateral alignment of the rotating member relative to a selected lateral position, a selected path, or a direction to decrease a lateral distance relative to the selected lateral position or selected path. In one embodiment, the friction stir system can be embodied as a closed loop tracking system, such as a robot-based tracked friction stir welding (FSW) or friction stir processing (FSP) system.},
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