Fuzzy logic in a blackboard system for controlling plasma deposition processes

Artificial Intelligence in Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 253-260

  Hopgood, A A ^a   Phillips, H J ^a   Picton, P D ^b   Braithwaite, N St J ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ARBS; Blackboard system; Defuzzification; Fuzzy logic; Multi variable control; Plasma processing; Rules

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PLASMA SPRAYING; POWER CONTROL; PROCESS CONTROL;

ARBS BLACKBOARD SYSTEM; DEFUZZIFICATION; PLASMA DEPOSITION PROCESSES;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032123820     PISSN: 09541810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-1810(97)00024-1     Document Type: Article

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