A Fuzzy Approach to Determine Processing Method in Mould Manufacturing

Author

Zhou, Chi ; Liang, JianJun ; Zhang, Saijun

Author_Institution

Sch. of Mech. & Automotive Eng., South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou, China

fYear

2009

fDate

1-3 Nov. 2009

Firstpage

441

Lastpage

444

Abstract

Because of the complex geometry shapes and structures of mould cavities, identifying the regions that should be eroded by EDM has become a time-consuming and error-prone work for toolmakers. A fuzzy approach to automatically select optimized processing method for manufacturing features is proposed in this paper. Some examples are also included for discussion. The results showed that this approach can accelerate the electrode design process and provide a way for integrating engineering knowledge into electrode design.

Keywords

design engineering; electrical discharge machining; electrodes; fuzzy set theory; moulding; plastic products; EDM; complex geometry shapes; complex plastic products; electrode design; fuzzy approach; fuzzy set; mould cavities; mould manufacturing; plastic products; toolmakers; Acceleration; Design engineering; Electrodes; Geometry; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Optimization methods; Process design; Pulp manufacturing; Shape; EDM; fuzzy set; manufacturablity; processing method determination;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Networks and Intelligent Systems, 2009. ICINIS '09. Second International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tianjin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5557-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-7695-3852-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICINIS.2009.119

Filename

5364337