The determination of quality parameters of resistance spot weld in real time is of great importance in today’s industry. Acoustic waves can solve this problem in the sense of measuring certain features directly related to the weld quality – degree of heating of the weld zone, moment of beginning of melting and some others. The ultrasonic transducer incorporated into an electrode sends short aco...

We examine here the spot welding characteristics of transformation induced plasticity assisted steels, which contain d-ferrite as a consequence of their aluminium concentrations of 3?5 or 5?6 wt-% and which also have high carbon contents of 0?3 or 0?4 wt-% when compared with conventional automotive steels. The resistance spot welds are tested in both shear and crosstensile tests in order to det...

Undoubtedly, chassis is one of the most important parts of a vehicle. Chassis that today are produced for vehicles are made up of four parts. These parts are jointed together by screwing. Transverse parts are called cross member. This study reviews the stress generated by cyclic laboratory loads in front cross member of Peugeot 405. In this paper the finite element method is used to simulate th...

The development of new approaches in image processing and retrieval provides several opportunities in supporting in different domains. The group of welding engineers frequently needs to conduct visual inspections to assess the quality of welding products. It is investigated, if this process can be supported by different kinds of software. Techniques from a generic CBIR system have been successf...

The development of new approaches in image processing and retrieval provides several opportunities in supporting in different domains. The group of welding engineers frequently needs to conduct visual inspections to assess the quality of welding products. It is investigated, if this process can be supported by different kinds of software. Techniques from a generic CBIR system have been successf...