Free Download: Design of Experiments Using the Taguchi Method

Most engineers and technicians improve their products or production processes through testing. Unfortunately, the strategies commonly used to conduct these experiments are often informal and inefficient. They lead to numerous tests that are difficult to exploit. The design of experiments method provides a formal approach to conducting experiments that avoids the costly drawbacks of a trial-and-error strategy. This book has been designed to allow the professional to approach the basic concepts of design of experiments, and to carry out his first designs very easily. The emphasis has been placed on a pedagogical approach to experimental design, particularly in the first chapters, which are voluntarily devoid of statistical calculations in order to allow the reader to focus on the essential. The first chapters of the book are devoted to complete experimental designs which are very easy to implement. The following chapters focus on fractional designs using Dr. Taguchi's approach which greatly simplifies the creation of a design of experiments. Original strategies are proposed to develop experimental designs while limiting the risks for the experimenter. Experienced professionals will be able to refine their practice by addressing the robust design approach based on Taguchi's product designs. An important chapter is devoted to the optimization of dynamic systems, whose efficiency is formidable.