Fuzzy agent-based expert system for steel making process

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 9539-9547

  Zarandi, M H Fazel ^a   Ahmadpour, P ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system; Agent based; Fuzzy expert systems; Negotiation; Steel production

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FURNACE PROCESS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FURNACES; FUZZY SYSTEMS; METAL REFINERIES; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STEEL; STEEL METALLURGY; STEELMAKING FURNACES;

ADAPTIVE NEURO-FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM; AGENT-BASED; FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEMS; NEGOTIATION; STEEL PRODUCTION;

FUZZY INFERENCE;

EID: 60849103764     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2008.10.084     Document Type: Article

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