Vibration welding system with thin film sensor
Abstract
A vibration welding system includes an anvil, a welding horn, a thin film sensor, and a process controller. The anvil and horn include working surfaces that contact a work piece during the welding process. The sensor measures a control value at the working surface. The measured control value is transmitted to the controller, which controls the system in part using the measured control value. The thin film sensor may include a plurality of thermopiles and thermocouples which collectively measure temperature and heat flux at the working surface. A method includes providing a welder device with a slot adjacent to a working surface of the welder device, inserting the thin film sensor into the slot, and using the sensor to measure a control value at the working surface. A process controller then controls the vibration welding system in part using the measured control value.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI, USA
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1128523
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,672,211
- Application Number:
- 13/474,891
- Assignee:
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, MI); Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0002217
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Cai, Wayne W, Abell, Jeffrey A, Li, Xiaochun, Choi, Hongseok, and Zhao, Jingzhou. Vibration welding system with thin film sensor. United States: N. p., 2014.
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title = {Vibration welding system with thin film sensor},
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abstractNote = {A vibration welding system includes an anvil, a welding horn, a thin film sensor, and a process controller. The anvil and horn include working surfaces that contact a work piece during the welding process. The sensor measures a control value at the working surface. The measured control value is transmitted to the controller, which controls the system in part using the measured control value. The thin film sensor may include a plurality of thermopiles and thermocouples which collectively measure temperature and heat flux at the working surface. A method includes providing a welder device with a slot adjacent to a working surface of the welder device, inserting the thin film sensor into the slot, and using the sensor to measure a control value at the working surface. A process controller then controls the vibration welding system in part using the measured control value.},
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