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This paper describes an application of neural networks and simulated annealing (SA) algorithm to model and optimize the gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process. The relationships between welding process parameters and weld pool features are established based on neural networks. In this study, the counter-propagation network (CPN) is selected to model the GTAW process due to the CPN equipped with good learning ability. An SA optimization algorithm is then applied to the CPN for searching for the welding process parameters with optimal weld pool features. Experimental results have shown that GTAW performance can be enhanced by using this approach.
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TARNG, Y.S., WU, J.L., YEH, S.S. et al. Intelligent modelling and optimization of the gas tungsten arc welding process. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 10, 73–79 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008920631259
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