Interval constraint networks for tolerance analysis and synthesis

Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 271-287

  Yang, Christopher C ^a   Marefat, Michael M ^a   Ciarallo, Frank W ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FITS AND TOLERANCES;

INTERVAL CONSTRAINT NETWORKS;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0034261802     PISSN: 08900604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0890060400144014     Document Type: Article

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