Taguchi's Method for Robust Design December 10, 1997 David G. Ullman Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Oregon State University Corvallis Oregon, 97331 USA 541-737-2336 FAX 541-737-2600 ullman@engr.orst.edu www.engr.orst.edu/~ullman

Step 7: Conduct Conformation Run

•To check validity of results

•To check for unforeseen interaction effects between control factors

•To check for unaccounted for noise factors

•To check for experimental error

Predicted Confirmed

S/N 9.44 dB 9.86

Slope .31sec/ft .32 sec/ft