A Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Neural Network-Based Intelligent Control of Molding Processes

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 88-94

  Demirci, H H ^a   Coulter, John P ^a   Guceri S I ^b  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW CONTROL; INTAKE SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; NEURAL NETWORKS; PLASTIC PARTS; PROCESS CONTROL;

FLOW FRONT; MOLD CAVITY;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0031072196     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2836559     Document Type: Article

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