A hybrid approach for selection of optimal process parameters in abrasive water jet cutting

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 214, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 781-791

  Chakravarthy, P Sitarama ^a   Babu, N Ramesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Abrasive water jet cutting; Fuzzy logic; Genetic algorithm; Modelling; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE CUTTING; FUZZY CONTROL; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

ABRASIVE WATER JET CUTTING;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0034496975     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405001517847     Document Type: Article

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