The Mahalanobis-Taguchi System is a diagnosis and predictive method for analyzing patterns in multivariate cases. The goal of this study is to compare the ability of the Mahalanobis- Taguchi System and a neural-network to discriminate using small data sets. We examine the discriminant ability as a function of data set size using an application area where reliable data is publicly available. The...

In order to improve the quality and productivity the present study highlights the optimization of CNC end milling process parameters to provide a good surface finish. Surface finish has been identified as one of the main quality attributes and is directly related to the productivity of a machine. In this paper an attempt has been made to optimize the process such that the best surface roughness...

Process capability indices provide numerical measures on whether a process conforms to the defined manufacturing capability prerequisite. These have been successfully applied by companies to compete with and to lead high-profit markets by evaluating the quality and productivity performance. The loss-based process capability index Cpm, sometimes called the Taguchi index, was proposed to measure ...

1. In poultry investigations, the main interest is often to study the effects of many factors simultaneously. Two or three level factorial designs are the most commonly used for this type of investigation. However, it is often too costly to perform when number of factors increase. So a fractional factorial design, which is a subset or a fraction of a full factorial design, is an alternative. Th...

This paper considers estimation of normal mean ? when the variance is unknown, using the LINEX loss function. The unique Bayes estimate of ? is obtained when the precision parameter has an Inverse Gaussian prior density

Simulation and prediction of CO2 laser cutting of Perspex glass has been done by feed forward back propagation Artificial Neural Network (ANN). Experimental data of Taguchi orthogonal array L9 was used to train the ANN model. The simulation results were evaluated and verified with the experiment. In some cases, the prediction errors of Taguchi ANN model was larger than 10% even with Levenberg M...

1 32.3 Taguchi’s Robust Design Method Since 1960, Taguchi methods have been used for improving the quality of Japanese products with great success. During the 1980’s, many companies finally realized that the old methods for ensuring quality were not competitive with the Japanese methods. The old methods for quality assurance relied heavily upon inspecting products as they rolled off the product...

The application of martensitic stainless steel in gas turbine blades, bushings, valves and mine ladder rungs requires wear and corrosion resistant surfaces. The process of boronizing can produce extremely hard and wear resistant surfaces for such components. The study depicts the application of Taguchi based desirability analysis for parameter design in the process of boronizing martensitic sta...

To solve the optimization issues of interior permanent magnet synchronous motors (IPMSMs) and ensure a large output torque while minimizing ripple core loss, multi-objective strategy should be employed. In this study, we took an 8-pole, 48-slot IPMSM as specimen. First, width thickness (PM) rotor bridge structures were pre-selected parameters, loss taken targets. Then, Taguchi method to perform...