Soft computing techniques in stainless steel welding

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-218

  Vasudevan, M ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

A TIG welding; Artificial neural networks; Bayesian neural network; Classification; Ferrite number; Fuzzy logic; Genetic algorithm; Microstructure; Nonlinear system; Online monitoring and control; Regression; Soft computing; Solidification mode

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC WELDING; FERRITE; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY NEURAL NETWORKS; FUZZY SETS; GAS WELDING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INERT GAS WELDING; INTELLIGENT COMPUTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; PROCESS CONTROL; REAL TIME CONTROL; SOFT COMPUTING; SOLIDIFICATION; STEEL METALLURGY; STRESSES; WELDS;

A-TIG WELDING; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; BAYESIAN NEURAL NETWORK; CLASSIFICATION; FERRITE NUMBER; ONLINE MONITORING AND CONTROL; REGRESSION; SOLIDIFICATION MODE;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 61449218985     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910802612338     Document Type: Conference Paper

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