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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 297-304 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture |
| Volume | 224 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
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Keywords
- quality engineering
- parameter design
- robust design
- noise factors
- signal-to-noise ratio
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Quality engineering of a traction alternator by robust design. / Acharya, U. H.; Gijo, E. V.; Antony, J.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality engineering of a traction alternator by robust design
AU - Acharya, U. H.
AU - Gijo, E. V.
AU - Antony, J.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Robust design is an engineering methodology for improving productivity during research and development so that high-quality products can be developed and produced quickly and at low cost. A large electrical company was developing traction alternators for a diesel electrical engine. Customer requirement was to obtain very high efficiency which, in turn, was influenced by several design parameters. The usual approach of the 'design-build-test' cycle was considered time-consuming and costly; it used to take anywhere from 4 months to 1 year before finalizing the product design parameters as it involved physical assembly and also testing. Instead, the authors used Taguchi's parameter design approach. This approach took about 8 weeks to arrive at optimum design parameter values; clearly demonstrating the cutting edge of this methodology over the traditional design-build-test approach. The prototype built and tested accordingly gave satisfactory overall performance, meeting and even exceeding customer requirements.
AB - Robust design is an engineering methodology for improving productivity during research and development so that high-quality products can be developed and produced quickly and at low cost. A large electrical company was developing traction alternators for a diesel electrical engine. Customer requirement was to obtain very high efficiency which, in turn, was influenced by several design parameters. The usual approach of the 'design-build-test' cycle was considered time-consuming and costly; it used to take anywhere from 4 months to 1 year before finalizing the product design parameters as it involved physical assembly and also testing. Instead, the authors used Taguchi's parameter design approach. This approach took about 8 weeks to arrive at optimum design parameter values; clearly demonstrating the cutting edge of this methodology over the traditional design-build-test approach. The prototype built and tested accordingly gave satisfactory overall performance, meeting and even exceeding customer requirements.
KW - quality engineering
KW - parameter design
KW - robust design
KW - noise factors
KW - signal-to-noise ratio
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VL - 224
SP - 297
EP - 304
JO - Proceedings for Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture
T2 - Proceedings for Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture
JF - Proceedings for Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture
SN - 0954-4054
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