Modern Tools for Manufacturing Systems

by Richard Zurawski (Editor)

The last twenty years have seen considerable progress in manufacturing systems. The development of a series of new technologies that have the potential for application to manufacturing systems has created a sudden upsurge of interest in applying these emerging technologies to the area of factory automation. These emerging technologies include expert and knowledge based systems, fuzzy systems, neural networks, Petri nets, intelligent user interfaces, intelligent robotic systems and intelligent computer aided manufacturing. The present authors have brought together in a single book the latest work on the implications of new technologies and their application to factory automation. The volume will allow the reader to explore the potential of applying these emerging technologies to factory automation and will help to stimulate future research and analysis.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993