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Calendar

1998 Course Schedule (as executed)


LEC #	DURATION	EVENT	READINGS


1	1 hr 50 min	Introduction / Probability Statistics and Quality Loss	Taguchi and Clausing. "Robust Quality."


2	1 hr 50 min	Context of Robust Design in Product Development	PowerPoint slides + Phadke Chap. 1 and 2


3	1 hr 50 min	Matrix Experiments Using Orthogonal Arrays / Paper Helicopter Lab	Phadke. Chap. 3


4	1 hr 50 min	Selection of Quality Characteristics / Design for Additivity	Phadke. Chap. 4


5	1.5 hrs	Selection of Control Factors / Noise Strategy	Phadke. Chap. 5


6	1 hr 50 min	Noise Strategy Lab (Catapults)	Phadke. Chap. 6


7	1 hr 50 min	Analysis of Variance	Phadke. Chap. 3


8	1 hr 50 min	Student Presentations on Term Project Ideas


9	1 hr 50 min	Constructing Orthogonal Arrays	Phadke. Chap. 7


10	1 hr 50 min	Design of Software (ITT Case study) Efficient Software Testing	Phadke. Chap. 10


11	2.5 hrs	Robust Design Using Simulations	Phadke. Chap. 8


12	1 hr 50 min	Design of Dynamic Systems	Phadke. Chap. 9


13	1 hr 50 min	Reliability Improvement	Phadke. Chap. 11


14	1 hr 50 min	Review for Final Exam	Phadke. Chap. 11


15	1 hr 50 min	Tolerance Design


16	1 hr 50 min	Final Exam for SDM


17	2 hrs	Mahalanobis Taguchi System


18	1 hr 50 min	Term Project Consultation / Review Expectations


19	2 hrs	Term Project Consultation / Tolerance Design


20	2 hrs	Term Project Consultation / Mahalanobis Distance


21	2 hrs	Term Project Consultation / Conceptual Design


22	1 hr 50 min	Robust Conceptual Design