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A knowledge-based adaptive control environment is constructed to enhance the cost performance of a laser manufacturing system, this decreases the dependence on a skilled technician and reduces process development lead time. The control environment consists of two shells: a pre-process knowledge-based management system (KBMS) expert shell and an adaptive process controller. Experimental results are presented which show how effectively the adaptive control system improves process quality.
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Huang, M.Y., Abdullah, H.A. & Chatwin, C.R. De-skilling industrial laser process development. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 11, 214–220 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01351327
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