Stability and performance analysis of mixed product run-to-run control

Journal of Process Control

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 431-443

  Zheng, Ying ^a   Lin, Qwan Han ^b   Wang, David Shan Hill ^b   Jang, Shi Shang ^b   Hui, Keung ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

"Product based" control; "Tool based" control; Exponential weighted moving average (EWMA); Mixed product system; Run to run control

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEM STABILITY;

"PRODUCT-BASED" CONTROL; "TOOL-BASED" CONTROL; EXPONENTIAL WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGE (EWMA); MIXED PRODUCT SYSTEM; RUN-TO-RUN CONTROL;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 31144470609     PISSN: 09591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprocont.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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