Closed Loop Control of Penetration Depth during CO2 Laser Lap Welding Processes.docVIP

Sensors 2012, 12, 11077-11090; doi:10.3390/s120811077 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Closed Loop Control of Penetration Depth during CO2 Laser Lap Welding Processes Teresa Sibillano 1,*, Domenico Rizzi 1, Francesco P. Mezzapesa 1, Pietro Mario Lugarà 1, Ali Riza Konuk 2, Ronald Aarts 2, Bert Huis in ’t Veld 2 and Antonio Ancona 1 1 CNR-IFN Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, UOS Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; E-Mails: rizzi@fisica.uniba.it (D.R.); francesco.mezzapesa@uniba.it (F.P.M.); lugara@fisica.uniba.it (P.M.L.); ancona@fisica.uniba.it (A.A.) 2 La