A method for robust process design based on direct minimization of expected loss applied to arc welding

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 329-348

  Allen, Theodore T ^a   Ittiwattana, Waraporn ^b   Richardson, Richard W ^a   Maul, Gary P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Multicriterion Optimization; Parameter Design; Signal to Noise Ratio; Taguchi Methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042371706     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6125(01)80052-2     Document Type: Article

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