Automatic tuning and regulation of injection molding by the virtual search method

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 323-329

  Ivester, R ^a,b   Danai, K ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

INPUT SELECTION; VIRTUAL SEARCH METHOD;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 0032074277     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2830130     Document Type: Article

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