Robust parameter design and multi-objective optimization of laser beam cutting for aluminium alloy sheet

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 268-277

  Dubey, Avanish Kumar ^a   Yadava, Vinod ^a  

^a MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Kerf taper; Laser beam cutting; MRR; Multi objective optimization; Nd:YAG; Taguchi methodology

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM CLADDING; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; LASER BEAM CUTTING; LASER BEAMS; LASERS; LIGHT METALS; MACHINING; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; NEODYMIUM; OPTIMIZATION; PAPER SHEETING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEET METAL; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOLDERED JOINTS; TAGUCHI METHODS;

AL ALLOYS; ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APPLICATION OF LASER; BEAM CUTTING; CUTTING PARAMETERS; DIFFICULT-TO-CUT MATERIALS; KERF TAPER; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; MRR; ND : YAG LASERS; ND:YAG; OPTIMAL CUTTING PARAMETERS; ORTHOGONAL ARRAYS; QUALITY LOSS FUNCTIONS; QUALITY OPTIMIZATION; ROBUST DESIGNS; ROBUST PARAMETER DESIGN; SINGLE-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATIONS; TAGUCHI; TAGUCHI METHODOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

EID: 49349096722     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-007-1105-x     Document Type: Article

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