Soft Computing and Fractal Theory for Intelligent Manufacturing

We describe in this paper the combination of soft computing techniques and fractal theory for achieving intelligent manufacturing. Soft computing techniques can be used to develop hybrid intelligent systems. Fractal theory can be used to analyze the geometrical complexity of natural and artificial objects. The careful combination of soft computing and fractal theory can provide us with a good mix of intelligent techniques and fractal mathematical tools, which can help in achieving automation of manufacturing processes. We consider in this paper several manufacturing and automation problems that are efficiently solved with the proposed approach.