Parametric optimization and surface characterization of wire electrical discharge machining process

Precision Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-15

  Spedding, T A ^a   Wang, Z Q ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

ANN; Process optimization; Surface characterization; Time series; WEDM

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; FEEDFORWARD NEURAL NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; RANDOM PROCESSES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AUTOREGRESSIVE MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING;

MACHINING;

EID: 0030704498     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0141-6359(97)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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