Multi-objective optimisation of high-speed electrical discharge machining process using a Taguchi fuzzy-based approach

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1159-1168

  Tzeng, Yih fong ^a   Chen, Fu chen ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance (ANOVA); Electrical discharge machining (EDM); Fuzzy logic analysis; Machining precision and accuracy

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); FUZZY LOGIC ANALYSIS; MACHINING ACCURACY; MACHINING PRECISION; OPTIMAL PROCESS; TAGUCHI METHODS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; FUZZY SETS; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 33751536777     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2006.01.028     Document Type: Article

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