An intelligent method for selecting optimal materials and its application

Advanced Engineering Informatics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 473-483

  Ullah, A M M Sharif ^a   Harib, Khalifa H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Human cognition; Knowledge based systems; Material property chart; Material selection

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; TEXTILE MILLS;

FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN COGNITION; KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS; MATERIAL PROPERTY CHART; MATERIAL SELECTION;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 53149151041     PISSN: 14740346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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