An Artificial Neural Network Model for the Prediction of Spirality of Fully Relaxed Single Jersey Fabrics

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-234

  Murrells, Charlotte Marion ^a   Tao, Xiao Ming ^a   Bin Gang xu, ^a   Cheng, Kwok po Stephen ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

artificial neural networks; fabric spirality; models; multiple regression; prediction; twist liveliness

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPINNING (FIBERS); WOOL; YARN;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELING; KNITTING MACHINES; MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODEL; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; NEURAL NETWORK MODEL; ROTATIONAL DIRECTIONS; SPIRALITY; TWIST LIVELINESS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

COTTON FABRIC; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEURAL NETWORK; SPORTSWEAR; TESTING; TORQUE;

EID: 59349107063     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517508094091     Document Type: Article

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