Geometric mouldability analysis by geometric reasoning and fuzzy decision making

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-50

  Yin, Zhou Ping ^a   Ding, Han ^b   Li, Han Xiong ^c   Xiong, You Lun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Design for mouldability; Fuzzy multiple attribute decision making; Geometric mouldability; Geometric reasoning; Mold design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLDS;

MOLDABILITY;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 0142197364     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4485(03)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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