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Vol: 54(68) No: 4 / December 2009 

Mechanical Properties Prediction of Thermoplastic Composites using Fuzzy Models
Z. C. Johanyák
Institute of Information Technologies, Kecskemét College, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Izsáki út 10., H-6000 Kecskemét, Hungary, phone: (+3676) 516-413, e-mail: johanyak.csaba@gamf.kefo.hu, web: johanyak.hu
A. M. Ádámné
Institute of Metal and Polymer Technology, Kecskemét College, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Izsáki út 10., H-6000 Kecskemét, Hungary, phone: (+3676) 516-392, e-mail: major.andrea@gamf.kefo.hu, web: www.gamf.hu/portal/?q=gamf/oktato/adamne_major_andrea


Keywords: thermoplastic composite, fuzzy modeling, LESFRI, RBE-DSS

Abstract
The ability to predict mechanical properties of thermoplastic composites in order to satisfy the performance requirements is of great importance in course of the design. In this paper, a general method group for data driven fuzzy modeling and its application is presented. Two low complexity fuzzy models were generated for the prediction of Charpy impact strength and yield strength as a function of the percent amount of the components. The models take as input parameters the percentage of the nanotube and ABS.

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