Smart manufacturing of low-cost integrated panel by resin-transfer molding

Advanced Composite Materials: The Official Journal of the Japan Society of Composite Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-66

  Ito, Takashi ^a   Yamagishi, Kenjiro ^a   Okumura, Ikuo ^a   Kitade, Shintaro ^a   Shigegaki, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a IHI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dielectric sensor; FBG sensor; Numerical simulation; Resin transfer molding; Smart manufacturing

Indexed keywords

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; SENSORS;

DIELECTRIC SENSORS; FBG SENSORS; INJECTION PRESSURE; SMART MANUFACTURING;

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 34748893523     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568551041408804     Document Type: Conference Paper

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