An automatic fiber alignment system using genetic algorithms

Systems and Computers in Japan

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 80-90

  Murakawa, Masahiro ^a   Noda, Yoshihiro ^b   Higuchi, Tetsuya ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Suruga Seiki Corp   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automatic fiber alignment; Genetic algorithm; Optical fiber; Precision positioning; Search technique

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TELECOMMUNICATION; WIRE;

AUTOMATIC FIBER ALIGNMENT; COUPLING FACES; PRECISION POSITIONING; SEARCH TECHNIQUE;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 7044227831     PISSN: 08821666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/scj.10035     Document Type: Article

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