Using neural networks to predict bending angle of sheet metal formed by laser

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1185-1197

  Cheng, P J ^a   Lin, S C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (FORMING); LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEET METAL;

LINE ENERGY MODEL; VOLUME ENERGY MODEL;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 0033747631     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(99)00111-X     Document Type: Article

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