The use of grey-fuzzy logic for the optimization of the manufacturing process

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-14

  Lin, J L ^a   Lin, C L ^a  

^a Dept Automat Eng Lan Yang I ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

EDM; Fuzzy logic; Grey relational; Multiple responses

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; FUZZY SETS; OPTIMIZATION; STEEL; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EDM; GREY RELATIONAL COEFFICIENT; MULTIPLE RESPONSES; ORTHOGONAL ARRAYS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING;

EID: 13844271368     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2003.11.040     Document Type: Article

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