Title :
Optimising the design of flexible manufacturing systems using a neural network
Author :
Dunk, K. ; Lee, C.
Author_Institution :
Liverpool Univ., UK
Abstract :
A design method is proposed that optimises the design of flexible manufacturing systems. The attribute design method (ADM) integrates 3D modelling, a new classification and coding system, a 2-layer backpropagation neural network and financial appraisal techniques. The method was developed in detail for the TIM welding system. The emphasis of this paper is to demonstrate the applicability of the ADM to optimising the design of flexible manufacturing systems
Keywords :
flexible manufacturing systems; neural nets; welding; 3D modelling; attribute design method; classification; coding system; financial appraisal techniques; flexible manufacturing systems; neural network; welding system;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Systems Engineering, 1992., First International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 360)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-549-4
