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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2000
Patrick J. Crilly, Peoria, IL (US);
Yi Dong, Peoria, IL (US);
Keith A. Herman, Peoria, IL (US);
Yuping Yang, Dublin, OH (US);
Frederick W. Brust, Columbus, OH (US);
Wayne R. Tanner, Decatur, IL (US);
Patrick J. Crilly, Peoria, IL (US);
Yi Dong, Peoria, IL (US);
Keith A. Herman, Peoria, IL (US);
Yuping Yang, Dublin, OH (US);
Frederick W. Brust, Columbus, OH (US);
Wayne R. Tanner, Decatur, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling distortion of a material during a weld process. The method includes modeling the weld process of the material, determining distortions produced by the weld process, determining a plurality of simulated induced distortions in the model to offset the produced distortions, generating a plurality of actual induced distortions in the material as a function of the simulated induced distortions, and performing the weld process on the material.