A model for concept evaluation in design - An application to mechatronics design of robot grippers

Mechatronics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 599-622

  Moulianitis, V C ^a   Aspragathos, N A ^a   Dentsoras, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHATRONICS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

DESIGN PROCESS; MECHATRONICS INDEX;

ROBOTS;

EID: 1842560229     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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