Self-optimizing MPC of melt temperature in injection moulding

ISA Transactions

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 81-94

  Dubay, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Injection moulding; Material properties; Predictive control; Self optimizing

Indexed keywords

INJECTION MOLDING; OSCILLATIONS; PLASTICS MOLDING; PYROLYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

INJECTION MOLDING MACHINES (IMM);

PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INJECTION; MATERIALS; METHODOLOGY; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; STATISTICS; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK; INJECTIONS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLASTICS; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036365142     PISSN: 00190578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0019-0578(07)60204-3     Document Type: Article

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