A blackboard-based approach to concurrent process design of injection moulding

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 258-263

  Kwong, C K ^a   Smith, G F ^b   Lau, W S ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c Hong Kong Tech Coll (Tsing Yi)   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Blackboard system; Concurrent process design; Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; INJECTION MOLDING; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PRODUCT DESIGN; SCHEDULING;

BLACKBOARD SYSTEM;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0031257106     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(97)00074-5     Document Type: Article

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