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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Taguchi Design of Experiments"”.
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The adoption of the Taguchi Design of Experiments theory for the optimisation of a cosmetic manufacturers effluent treatment plant.
… manufacturer L'Oreal, South Wales. The main aims of the research are to identify methods to achieve greater automatic control of the process and to eliminate consent breaches. In addition recommendations are formulated for the improvement of effluent discharge and treatment costs through the …
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Fuzzy Logic Approaches to Modelling, Identification and Control of Non-Linear Systems
This thesis is concerned with the modelling of non-linear systems, identification of control strategies and designing fuzzy controllers for uncertain systems using fuzzy logic techniques assisted by other conventional methods. The application of the proposed approaches are tested and evaluated on …
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Analysis of Interfacial Processes on Non-Wetting Surfaces
… and solid-infused surfaces (SIS), by virtue of their superior water repellant properties have wide applications in several energy and environmental systems. In this dissertation, the role of non-wetting surfaces toward the enhancement of condensation effectiveness is analyzed by taking into …
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Human inspired pattern recognition via local invariant features
… environment as it converges toward the level of what humans visualize. Relevant brain work technologies are allowing vision systems to add capability and tasks that were long reserved for humans. The ability to recognize patterns like humans do is a good goal in terms of performance metrics …
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A Process for Manufacturing Metal-Ceramic Cellular Materials with Designed Mesostructure
The goal of this work is to develop and characterize a manufacturing process that is able to create metal matrix composites with complex cellular geometries. The novel manufacturing method uses two distinct additive manufacturing processes: i) fabrication of patternless molds for cellular metal …
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Multi-scale effects on deformation mechanisms of polymer nanocomposites : experimental characterisation and numerical study
… are fabricated by introducing a small amount of solid nano-scale fillers (normally less than 5 wt%) such as nanoclay, carbon nanotubes or nanofibres into a plastic resin to dramatically enhance its stiffness, strength and thermal properties. The difference between nanocomposites and …
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Application of lean and agile manufacturing process in new product development
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Engineering: Industrial Engineering, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.