Combining Taguchi method, principal component analysis and fuzzy logic to the tolerance design of a dual-purpose six-bar mechanism

Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 277-293

  Chen, Fu Chen ^a   Tzeng, Yih Fong ^b   Hsu, Meng Hui ^a   Chen, Wei Ren ^a  

^a KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CIRCUITS; FITS AND TOLERANCES; FUZZY LOGIC; QUALITY CONTROL; TAGUCHI METHODS;

DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCE; FUZZY LOGIC REASONING; MANUFACTURING COST; PERFORMANCE INDICES; POSITIONAL ERRORS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; TAGUCHI ORTHOGONAL ARRAYS; TOLERANCE DESIGN;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 78349268316     PISSN: 03158977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/tcsme-2010-0017     Document Type: Article

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