Ultrasonic system and ultrasonic metal welding performance: A status review

XM Cheng, K Yang, J Wang, WT **ao… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Ultrasonic metal welding (USMW) technology receives widespread attention because of its
advantages of environmental protection, high efficiency, high welding strength, and low joint …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonic welding of fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites: Current understanding and challenges

Y Wang, Z Rao, S Liao, F Wang - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Ultrasonic welding (USW) provides a cost-efficient method for joining fiber reinforced
thermoplastic composite (FRTP) which is increasingly used in various industries as a kind of …

[HTML][HTML] Online quality inspection of ultrasonic composite welding by combining artificial intelligence technologies with welding process signatures

Y Li, B Yu, B Wang, TH Lee, M Banu - Materials & Design, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Ultrasonic welding is a joining technology suitable for carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic
(CFRTP) components because of its high throughput, and ease of automation. An effective …

Early event detection in a deep-learning driven quality prediction model for ultrasonic welding

B Wang, Y Li, Y Luo, X Li, T Freiheit - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2021‏ - Elsevier
A goal in ultrasonic welding (USW) process monitoring is to accurately predict quality
outcomes based on monitored signals. However, in most cases, knowing only that the USW …

Characterization of weld attributes in ultrasonic welding of short carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites

K Wang, D Shriver, Y Li, M Banu, SJ Hu, G **ao… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Ultrasonic welding is a well-known technique for joining thermoplastics and has recently
been introduced for joining carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites. However …

Quality prediction of ultrasonically welded joints using a hybrid machine learning model

PG Mongan, EP Hinchy, NP O'Dowd… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Ultrasonic metal welding has advantages over other joining technologies due to its low
energy consumption, rapid cycle time and the ease of process automation. The ultrasonic …

Multi-objective optimisation of ultrasonically welded dissimilar joints through machine learning

PG Mongan, V Modi, JW McLaughlin… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2022‏ - Springer
The use of composite materials is increasing in industry sectors such as renewable energy
generation and storage, transport (including automotive, aerospace and agri-machinery) …

Investigation of ultrasonic welding of CF/PA66 using stainless steel mesh energy directors

Y Li, Y Li, Z Liu, Y Yang, S Ao, Z Luo - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This paper employs stainless steel mesh as energy director (ED) to join carbon fiber
reinforced PA66 composite (CF/PA66). The effect of mesh size on the lap-shear failure load …

A review on recent developments in ultrasonic welding of polymers and polymeric composites

S Bose, H Chelladurai, K Ponappa - Welding in the World, 2024‏ - Springer
The review, titled “A Review on Recent Developments in Ultrasonic Welding of Polymers
and Polymeric Composites,” comprehensively examines advancements in ultrasonic …

Feature-based quality classification for ultrasonic welding of carbon fiber reinforced polymer through Bayesian regularized neural network

L Sun, SJ Hu, T Freiheit - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Ultrasonic welding is a well-known process for joining thermoplastics and has recently been
introduced for joining carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite materials in the …