Design of Experiments and Taguchi Experimental Design

03/01/2000


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Table of Contents

Design of Experiments and Taguchi Experimental Design

Design of Experiments

Need for Need for Experiments

Experimental Goals

Factorial Experiments

Factorial Experiments- Design

Factorial Experiments- Interaction

Two-Factor Factorial Experiments

Two-Factor Factorial Experiments

Significance of Difference

ANOVA Example

ANOVA Example Calculation

Other Factorial Experiments

Taguchi Experimental Design

Comparison: Taguchi vs. Conventional Experimental Design

Features of Taguchi

Examples Taguchi

Improving Performance of BMC Bumper Beams

Improving Performance of BMC Bumper Beams

Static Test Setup with a Pendulum Face Moving at a Constant Speed into a Rigidly Mounted Beam

DOE Study

DOE Study

Select Material Properties of Test Products

Improving Performance of BMC Bumper Beams

Process Conditions for Experiments

Improving Performance of GMT Bumper Beams

Experimental Layout for the Taguchi L-9

Improving Performance of BMC Bumper Beams

Static Load for BMC and Prepreg

Mass of Beams for GMT/Prepreg

Mean Static Load vs. Beam Mass for BMC/Prepreg

Mean Specific Static Load for BMC/Prepreg

Level Averages for GMT/Prepreg

Analysis of Variance(ANOVA) Results Significance Of Each Variable

Optimum Levels of Each Variable as Determined from Level Averages Graph

Improving Performance of GMT Bumper Beams

Conclusions

Author: greene

Email: jpgreene@csuchico.edu

Home Page: http://www.csuchico.edu/~jpgreene