RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 URBANÍKOVÁ, Marta T1 THE USE OF NEURAL NETWORS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION JF Trends in education YR 2012 VO 5 IS 1 SP 612 OP 615 UL https://tvv-journal.upol.cz/en/artkey/tvv-201201-0131.php AB A large amount of information which is desirable to process during the planning and control of production necessary requires the support of computer equipment. While forming the content of technical subjects we cannot forget the advanced methods of optimization including fuzzy logic, neural networks and generic algorithms. The aim of this article is to describe the neural network and the possibility of their use during the optimization course of manufacturing process.