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Showing 1 to 20 of 99 for “"Taguchi"”.
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Robust electronic circuit design using evolutionary and Taguchi methods
In engineering, there is a wide range of applications where genetic optimizers are used. Two genetic optimizers used in this thesis namely, Population Based Incremental Learning ( PBIL ) and Cross generational selection Heterogeneous crossover Cataclysmic mutation ( CHC ), are tested on a series of …
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Optimization of inversion ankle taping: A Taguchi method based study
… DOE approach or method. One such method is the Taguchi Method (TM), which is a robust industrial engineering optimization DOE method developed by Dr. Genichi Taguchi in post WWII Japan. The TM was created for the purpose of developing a product or process in a cost effective and efficient …
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The optimization of SPICE modeling parameters utilizing the Taguchi methodology
… new optimization technique utilizes the Taguchi method to improve the fit between measured and simulated I-V curves for GaAs MESFETs. The Taguchi method consists of developing a Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) equation that will find the optimum combination of controllable signal levels in a …
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Hybrid optimisation electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness:mechanical and physical performance of plaster mortar containing palm oil fuel ash using taguchi grey and taguchi-flower pollination algorithm methods
… to overcome the EMI issue. This research adopted Taguchi method with mix level design (L16 (44 22)) to examined the EMI shielding effectiveness (SE), mechanical properties and physical properties of the mortar. Six factors namely POFA admixture percentage, topcoat powder /binder ratio (TP/B), …
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A Robust Approach to Human-Computer Interface Design Using the Taguchi Method
<p>The application of Dr. Genichi Taguchi's approach for design optimization, called Robust Design, to the design of human-computer interface software is investigated. The Taguchi Method is used to select a near optimum set of interface design alternatives to improve user acceptance of the …
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Foam replicated porous 316l stainless steel based on taguchi method for biomedical applications
… sintering parameters were performed using the Taguchi method. The optimised porosity of porous SS316L prepared by ball milling method was 85.44% and achieved using sintering time of 60 minutes, sintering temperature of 1200C, heating rate of 1C/min, SS316L composition of 60 wt% and cooling …
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An investigation of the penetration of Taguchi quality engineering in five U.S. corporations
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1988.
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A Taguchi-Based Approach to Tune Bio-Inspired Guidance Systems for Tactical UAVs
… these user-defined parameters. To this goal, the Taguchi analysis method is employed to deduce those parameters that affect the UAV's behavior more than others. Successively, 81 software-in-the-loop simulations have been performed to analyze the UAV's behavior as a function of the most influential …
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Optimization of new semi-automatic TIG welding process for surface quality through taguchi method
… factors that can influence the weld bead result. Taguchi orthogonal array L9 (Minitab 16) was used to determine the amount of runoff and the analysis of samples. The result for surface roughness was found to be better with an average value of Ra 2.96 µm for single bead and Ra 3.08 µm for padding …
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Automated robotic assembly using a vibratory work table : optimal tuning of vibrators based on the Taguchi method
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1992.
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Performance properties optimization of triaxial ceramic-palm oil fuel ash by employing Taguchi design and flower pollination algorithm
… ceramic employing the POFA process by the Taguchi design and Flower Pollination Algorithm (FPA). The recycled POFA was evaluated through the POFA layer formation method where selected POFA layers were employed as filler raw material. This research also provided the chronology of Taguchi …
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The adoption of the Taguchi Design of Experiments theory for the optimisation of a cosmetic manufacturers effluent treatment plant.
… discharge and treatment costs through the Taguchi Design of Experiments theory.<br/><br/>The characteristics of the effluent are detailed and discussed including estimations of future hydraulic and concentration loadings. The performance of the plant for 1995-1997 is determined and …
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A STUDY OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL FROM MUNICIPAL SEWAGE IN SBR WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE TAGUCHI METHODS IN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
… nine different experimental conditions. The Taguchi Methods, a cost-effective design of experiment (DOE) method, was applied in the experimental design and data analysis of this study for optimizing the above controlling factors. This study also addressed the different performances between …
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A comparison of the response model/combined array method and the traditional methods for robust design
Genichi Taguchi alerted statisticians to the importance of considering variation as well as target when designing experiments. The Box-Taguchi method ( a variation of his classical method) has placed little emphasis on C-N interactions. In this study, an attempt is made to understand the C-N …
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An integrated systems approach to QFD
… of its problems. Fuzzy Logic/Fuzzy Sets and the Taguchi Method are identified as techniques and methods to be incorporated within the QFD process to provide a more consistent, quantitative and rigorous method to analyse subjective data in the QFD charts.<br/><br/>Two approaches are developed that …
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Studies in applied statistics : ship hull design optimization and endogamous group comparisons
… been analyzed, but we wished to consider the Taguchi method as an alternative method of analysis. In this study, we describe the initial design problem and analyses and provide a critical evaluation of the Taguchi method; we assess its merits to determine its suitability for the ship hull …
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Development of efficient experimental strategies for the cryopreservation of problematic tropical rain forest tree germplasm
… be performed quicker than traditional designs. Taguchi approach was explored for the first time, for the optimisation of cryopreservation protocols. These approaches can save much valuable time and scarce resources without losing important information. This thesis investigates, for the first …
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Robust parameter optimization strategies in computer simulation experiments
… respect to average performance response. Genichi Taguchi has been instrumental in the advancement of this philosophy. His work has resulted in what is now popularly known as the Taguchi Methods for robust parameter design. Following Taguchi's philosophy, the goal of this research is to devise a …
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The machinability of a gamma titanium aluminide intermetallic
… also performed. Full and fractional factorial (Taguchi) experimental designs were employed to identify the effect of key operating factors and levels on output measures (tool life/wheel wear, forces, power, and workpiece surface roughness). Taguchi main effect plots are detailed, together with …
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Investigation and Modelling of the Yarn Splicing Process
… the feasibility and efficiency of the Taguchi design of experiment method, as applied to the splicing process. The Taguchi method simplified the research, and facilitated the identification of the design parameters most relevant to splice quality.<br/><br/>Mechanical aspects of …
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