Flexibility performance: Taguchi's method study of physical system and operating control parameters of FMS

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-37

  Chan, Felix T S ^a   Bhagwat, Rajat ^b   Wadhwa, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Control strategies; Flexibility levels; Flexible manufacturing system; Physical and operating parameters; Taguchi's method

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SCHEDULING;

CONTROL STRATEGIES; FLEXIBILITY LEVELS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; TAGUCHI'S METHOD;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33750736680     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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