The application of neural networks in fixture planning by pattern classification

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 307-322

  Lin, Zone Ching ^a   Huang, Jen Ching ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Tung Nan Junior College of Technology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heuristic algorithm; Modular fixtures; Neural network

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; HEURISTIC METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

COMPUTER AIDED FIXTURE SYSTEM (CAFS); GROUP TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0031197253     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018541812444     Document Type: Article

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