A contemporary study into the application of neural network techniques employed to automate CAD/CAM integration for die manufacture

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1457-1471

  Ding, Lian ^a   Matthews, Jason ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Casting die machining; Computer aided process planning; Feature recognition

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; CAD/CAM INTEGRATION; COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; DIE MACHINING; DIE MANUFACTURE; FEATURE RECOGNITION; HYBRID APPROACH; INPUT NODE; LEARNING RULES; NET TOPOLOGY; NEURAL NETWORK TECHNIQUES; OPTIMAL MANUFACTURING; PROCESS PLANNING TASK; TRACK RECORD;

BACKPROPAGATION; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; DIE CASTING; DIES; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MACHINING; NEURAL NETWORKS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS PLANNING;

EID: 71949103700     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2009.01.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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