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Evolutionary optimization of machining processes
thesis
posted on 2018-07-31, 13:45 authored by G.H. FarnworthThe many problems arising in manufacturing have led to the
development of a new area of technology which Merchant has called
"optimization technology" and has defined as being that area which
facilitates operation of a manufacturing system at its minimum cost
point, while helping to maximize performance by providing information
and control. The most important areas of optimization technology
are computer-related technology and variable programme automation.
Variable programme automation deals largely with the direct
automatic control of manufacturing operations, as in numerical control
and adaptive control. This presents the possibility of the eventual
realization of a fully automated self-optimizing integrated manufacturing
system. [Continues.]
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
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A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en