Prediction of vehicle reliability performance using artificial neural networks

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2360-2369

  Lolas, S ^a   Olatunbosun, O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Neural networks; Product development; Reliability prediction

Indexed keywords

EXPERT SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; PROTOTYPE PRODUCTION; RELIABILITY PREDICTION;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 38649143614     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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