An aggregate weld product model for the early design stages

Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 447-461

  Yao, Z ^a   Bradley, H D ^a   Maropoulos, P G ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design for manufacturability; Process planning; Product model; Welding

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA REDUCTION; MACHINING; MANUFACTURING DATA PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WELDING;

AGGREGATE WELD PRODUCT MODELS;

WELDS;

EID: 0032203238     PISSN: 08900604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0890060498125040     Document Type: Article

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