Computational Intelligence is tolerant of imprecise information, partial truth and uncertainty. This book presents a selected collection of contributions on a focused treatment of important elements of CI, centred on its key element: learning. This book presents novel applications and real world applications working in Manufacturing and Engineering, and it sets a basis for understanding Domotic and Production Methods of the XXI Century.

Computers have been employed for some time in engineering design mainly as numerical or graphical tools to assist analysis and draughting. The advent of the technology of artificial intelligence and expert systems has enabled computers to be applied to less deterministic design tasks which require symbolic manipulation and reasoning, instead of only routine number processing. This book presents recent examples of such applications, focusing on mechanical and manufacturing design. The term 'design' is interpreted here in its wider sense to include creative activities such as planning. The book...

This book covers four optimisation techniques loosely classified as "intelligent": genetic algorithms, tabu search, simulated annealing and neural networks. Genetic algorithms (GAs) locate optima using processes similar to those in natural selection and genetics. Tabu search is a heuristic procedure that employs dynamically generated constraints or tabus to guide the search for optimum solutions. Simulated annealing finds optima in a way analogous to the reaching of minimum energy configurations in metal annealing. Neural networks are computational models of the brain. Certain types of neural...

Rapid Manufacturing is a term that embraces rapid prototyping and rapid tooling.
Rapid prototyping is an exciting new technology for quickly creating physical models and functional prototypes directly from CAD models. Rapid tooling generally concerns the production of tooling using parts manufactured by rapid prototyping. Rapid prototyping and rapid tooling are means for compressing the time-to-market of products and, as such are competitiveness enhancing technologies.
The book describes the characteristics and capabilities of the main known rapid prototyping processes.
It covers in...

Der 8. Kongressband der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Intraokularlinsen-Implantation gibt eine pragnante Ubersicht uber den gegenwartigen Stand der Kunstlinsen-Implantation und der refraktiven Hornhaut-Chirurgie: Schwerpunkte sind die Verbesserung nahtfreier Operationstechniken bei der Kunstlinsen-Implantation, die Reduktion der postoperativen Hornhautverkrummung, sogenannte multifokale Hinterkammerlinsen und die Optimierung der perioperativen Anasthesie, die Nachstarbeeinflussung sowie die refraktive Hornhaut-Chirurgie mit dem Excimer-Laser.
Fur alle, die an Neuerungen bei der...