Annand GA-based process parameter optimization for MIMO plastic injection molding

Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, ICMLC 2007

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages 1909-1917

  Chen, Wen Chin ^a   Fu, Gong Loung ^a,b   Tai, Pei Hao ^a   Deng, Wei Jaw ^a   Fan, Yang Chih ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MINGHSIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Back propagation neural networks; Genetic algorithms; Plastic injection molding; Taguchi's parameter design

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; TAGUCHI METHODS;

COOLING TEMPERATURE; INJECTION TIME; PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING; TAGUCHI'S PARAMETER DESIGN;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 38049084835     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICMLC.2007.4370460     Document Type: Conference Paper

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