Response Surface Methods for Process Optimization
(3 Days)

Day 1

Section 1—Review & Introduction

· Factorial with center points

· Introducing Response Surface Methods (RSM)

· Augmenting to central composite design (CCD)

Section 2—Response Surface Methodology

· "Good" response surface designs

· Response surface tutorial

· Details of response surface analysis

Lunch

Section 3—Building and Analyzing CCDs

· Customized CCDs

· Model reduction

· Homework assignment

Day 2

Section 4—Response Surface Optimization

· Optimization tutorial

· Numerical

· Graphical

· Propagation of error (POE)

· Whey with 3 responses

Lunch

Section 5—Response Surface Designs

· Alternative central composite designs

· Small Draper-Lin versus a regular CCD

· MR-5 CCDs

· Box-Behnken designs

· Response transformation

· CCD with an outlier

· Face-centered CCD (FCD)

· Practical alpha values

Day 3

Section 6—Advanced RSM Tools

· D-optimal designs

· Multiple Linear Constraints (MLC)

· Factorial candidate points

Lunch

· Categoric factors

· User-defined candidate set

· Design augmentation

Section 7—Homework & Optional Exercises

· Homework

· Optional exercises

· Optional #1: Arc-welding

· Optional #2: Spray coating

Reference

Section 8—Appendix

· Derringer article

· MLC write-up


See the public workshop schedule and the RSM course description for further information.

 


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