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Research at the MEC

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 September 2002

D. T. Pham ,
S. S. Dimov  and
P. T. N. Pham
D. T. Pham
Affiliation:
Manufacturing Engineering Centre (MEC), School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Newport Road, P.O. Box 925, Cardiff CF24 0YF (UK)
S. S. Dimov
Affiliation:
Manufacturing Engineering Centre (MEC), School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Newport Road, P.O. Box 925, Cardiff CF24 0YF (UK)
P. T. N. Pham
Affiliation:
Manufacturing Engineering Centre (MEC), School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Newport Road, P.O. Box 925, Cardiff CF24 0YF (UK)
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Summary

This article focuses on research at the MEC, giving three examples of areas of concerted activities at the Centre: intelligent manufacturing, concurrent engineering and rapid manufacturing.

Keywords

Manufacturing technologyAutomationControlArtificial intelligence
Type
Research Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 20 , Issue 5 , September 2002 , pp. 563 - 568
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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