NDLI: An Adaptive One-Factor-at-a-Time Method for Robust Parameter Design: Comparison With Crossed Arrays Via Case Studies

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Daniel, D. Frey Sudarsanam, Nandan Jeffrey, B. Persons
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	This paper presents a conceptually simple and resource efficient method for robust parameter design. The method varies control factors according to an adaptive one-factor-at-a-time plan while varying noise factors using a two-level resolution III fractional factorial array. The method is assessed and compared against a crossed array method which uses fractional factorial inner arrays. The comparison is made by looking at the improvements in robustness across four case studies. The proposed method improves system robustness to more than 80% of the potentially attainable improvement on average. This figure improves to over 90% if prior knowledge of the system is used to define a promising starting point for the search. The results vary across the case studies, but, in general, both the average amount of improvement and the consistency of the results are better than those provided by a crossed array approach as long as experimental error is low enough. This is despite the fact that the proposed method typically uses fewer, and at most equal, number of experiments as the crossed array method. The case studies reveal that the proposed method provides these benefits by exploiting both control by noise interactions, and higher order effects such as control by control by noise interactions, with probability substantially better than random chance.
Sponsorship	Design Engineering Division and Computers and Information in Engineering Division
Starting Page	87
Ending Page	98
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0791842584
DOI	10.1115/DETC2006-99593
e-ISBN	079183784X
Volume Number	Volume 4a: 18th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2006 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
Language	English
Publisher Date	2006-09-10
Publisher Place	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Taguchi methods One-factor-at-a-time plans Crossed arrays Design Noise (sound) Noise factors Errors Probability Robustness Resolution (optics)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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