Integrated product and process design for resin transfer molded parts

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1244-1272

  Spohrre, Julie ^a   Zhang, Chuck ^b   Wang, Ben ^b   Parnas, Richard ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC PARTS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUALITY CONTROL;

CASCADE CORRELATION NEURAL NETWORK; INTEGRATED PRODUCT AND PROCESS DESIGN APPROACH; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

PLASTICS MOLDING;

EID: 0031638128     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839803201301     Document Type: Article

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