Patent ID: 7107118

Claim:
A laser weld process control system comprising: a central processor that includes a parametric database with weld parameters and a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables operator input of weld specifications of a part to be welded and operation intervention in a weld process; a plurality of weld process subsystems that control said weld process by measuring and analyzing welding process-control parameters; a plurality of weld quality subsystems that monitor a weld quality of a weld seam in realtime during said weld process by measuring and analyzing weld-quality attributes of a weld during the welding process; wherein said central processer is in communication with each subsystem of said plurality of weld process subsystems and each subsystem of said plurality of weld quality subsystems, manages cross-communications between and among said each subsystem of said weld process subsystems and said weld quality subsystems, and provides closed-loop control of said weld process; and wherein said GUI provides a real-time representation of said weld parameters and a sequence of welding operations.