Forming-tool design innovation and intelligent tool-structure/system concepts

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 46, Issue 11 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1253-1260

  Qin, Yi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forming tool; Metal forming; Smart structure system; Tool control; Tool design

Indexed keywords

INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; MACHINE TOOLS; METAL FORMING;

FORMING TOOLS; SMART STRUCTURE/SYSTEM; TOOL CONTROL; TOOL DESIGN;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 33746242197     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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