A robust design approach for enhancing the feeling quality of a product: A car profile case study

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 445-460

  Lai, Hsin Hsi ^a   Chang, Yu Ming ^a   Chang, Hua Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Feeling quality; Kansei engineering; Product design; Robust design; Taguchi's method

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; EVALUATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUALITY CONTROL;

ACTUAL CONSUMER FEELINGS; PASSENGER CAR PROFILES; ROBUST DESIGN APPROACH;

PASSENGER CARS;

ARTICLE; CAR; CONSUMER; METHODOLOGY; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 15244360961     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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