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D.H. Lammlein PhD Dissertation - Vanderbilt University

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Figure 34: A similar test using the tracked geometry (t=70s to t=130s).<br />

Substantial data was collected for the tracked configuration as this geometry<br />

proved useful for seam misalignment detection. For the tracked configuration welds, the<br />

axial force was shown to have the greatest change in magnitude with lateral offset, in<br />

addition to being several fold the largest process force in magnitude. The remaining<br />

process forces showed more complicated and less pronounced variations with lateral<br />

position and are thus neglected in this analysis. Fig. 5 shows data collected from 10<br />

separate welds using the tracked geometry. Each point is represents a single weld and is<br />

the average axial force value over the steady state weld period where transient effects are<br />

minimal.<br />

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