Abstract: In order to restore power to out-of-service areas quickly, this paper proposes a new service restoration decision-making algorithm for a distribution network. First, using heuristic rules, a candidate service restoration scheme set is generated. Considering the target of service restoration, five evaluation indices are introduced, including the quantities of restored load and transfer...

A Manufacture Support System using Taguchi Methods was developed and evaluated. This system consists of a Taguchi methods part, a CAE simulation part and a management part of productivity. The Taguchi methods part was firstly used for calculating the average and the standard deviation regarding all combinations using all parameters. The CAE part was then used for shortening the total time of ev...

Dr Taguchi is a Japanese engineer and an international quality consultant who has made breakthrough improvements in product and process quality through the use of statistical design of experiments (SDOE). The Taguchi method became popular in the West in the 1980s as a means to design robust products and processes. Although many companies and industries have used the method with success, the rea...

CNS: central nervous system IHC: immunohistochemistry MMR: mismatch repair MTS: Muir-Torre syndrome M uir-Torre syndrome (MTS) is an autosomal-dominant variant of Lynch hereditary cancer syndrome. MTS is defined by sebaceous neoplasms occurring in association with 1 or more internal malignancies. The sebaceous neoplasms that characterize MTS are rare among the general population and include seb...

The theoretical foundations of Taguchi Methods were laid out by Genichi Taguchi, a Japanese engineer who began working for the telecommunications company, ECL (Electrical Communications Lab, a part of NT&T), in 1950’s. After World War II, his team was involved in the design of telephone system components, and successfully produced designs that performed better than their main rivals, Bell Labs,...

OBJECTIVES This multicenter study examines the performance of the Manchester Triage System (MTS) after changing discriminators, and with the addition use of abnormal vital sign in patients presenting to pediatric emergency departments (EDs). DESIGN International multicenter study. SETTINGS EDs of two hospitals in The Netherlands (2006-2009), one in Portugal (November-December 2010), and one...

Background The EOS is a low-dose digital stereoradiography system that can produce highly reproducible spine measurements. The Milwaukee Topographic System (MTS) has reliably detected the 3-dimensional (3D) back surface contour changes. The correlation between Cobb angles and the MTS analog to Cobb angles in both the sagittal and coronal planes have been studied, but data are limited for compar...

This paper describes the tool life prediction model with end milling EN31 tool steel using P30 Tungsten uncoated carbide tool. The data set from the Taguchi method design is taken. For discussion the effects of cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut on tool life of P30 are considered. This paper suggests a novel technique for the tool wear measurement based on machine vision. Tool images are...

The goal of this paper is to perform complex assembly tasks, using a robot assisted by a multi-axis vibrator that reduces friction and avoids jamming. An experimentbased approach using the Taguchi Method is applied to the tuning of the vibrator. The vibrators are tuned so that effects of friction and stick-slip can be minimized. Using actual assembly data and an experimental analysis method, ca...