Prediction of dimensional accuracy in fused deposition modelling: A fuzzy logic approach

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-43

  Equbal, Asif ^a   Sood, Anoop Kumar ^a   Ohdar, R K ^a   Mahapatra, S S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOUNDRY AND FORGE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

ANN; Artificial neural network; FDM; Fused deposition modelling; Fuzzy inference model; Grey Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650739890     PISSN: 17466474     EISSN: 17466482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2011.037730     Document Type: Article

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