An intelligent and adaptive modelling and configuration approach to manufacturing systems control

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3 SPEC, 2003, Pages 103-109

  Goh, W T ^a   Zhang, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action; Autonomous agent; Belief; Desire; Goal; Intention; Manufacturing system modelling and configuration; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ADAPTIVE MODELING;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0038787667     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00189-4     Document Type: Article

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