Robust Design: DOE Tools for Reducing Variability

Course Outline (2 days)

Section 1—Robust Design

• Robust design concepts
  
• Control vs. uncontrolled factors
  
• Approaches to robust design
  

Section 2—Factorial Combined Arrays and POE

• Control x control interactions
  
• Control x uncontrolled interactions
  
• Intro to propagation of error (POE)
  

Section 3—Dual Response Approach

• Rational for dual response approach
  
• Printing example
  

Section 4—Response Surface Designs and POE

• Response surface methodology
  
  • Review of CCD and BB designs
    
• RSM analysis with POE
  
  • Banana chip
    
  • Lathe machined parts
    
  • HDTV problem
    
  • Syngas

Section 5—Advanced Propagation of Error Applications

• Transformed POE
  
  • Response transformations
    
  • Transformations and POE
    
• Multiple Linear Constraints (MLC) and POE
  
• DOE with categoric factors
  
• Ideal isomerization "what if's?"
  

Section 6—Appendix and Papers

• Mathematical details: Propagation of error
  
• "Robust Design—Reducing Transmitted Variation"
  
• "Comparing Three Approaches to Robust Design"
  

See the RDRV course description for further information.