Real-time pattern recognition in statistical process control: A hybrid neural network/decision tree-based approach

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-298

  Guh, Ruey Shiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Control charts; Decision trees; Neural networks; Pattern recognition; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DECISION THEORY; HEURISTIC METHODS; MANUFACTURE; NEURAL NETWORKS; PROCESS CONTROL; RANDOM PROCESSES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

CONTROL CHART PATTERNS (CCP); CONTROL CHARTS; DECISION TREES; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 20144363984     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440505X28963     Document Type: Article

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