A directed evolution modularity framework for design of reconfigurable machine tools

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 3675 LNCS, Issue , 2005, Pages 243-252

  Ahuett, Horacio ^a   Aca, Joaquin ^a   Molina, Arturo ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DESIGN;

FORMAL DESIGN METHODOLOGIES; RECONFIGURABLE MACHINE TOOLS (RMT); UPGRADEABILITY;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 33646063224     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/11555223_27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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