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System Level Analysis and Control of Manufacturing Process Variation
Abstract
A method for optimizing the performance of an overall manufacturing system through analysis of variation within each subsystem.
Application(s)
Manufacturing system design including:
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- Consumer Products
- Electronics
- Semiconductors
- Analysis of quality control data
Advantages
The algorithm developed the following advantages over other approaches to reducing noise in manufacturing systems:
- Optimizes overall system, not individual sub-systems
- Robust over wide range of real-world conditions
- Works well in mathematically non-linear systems
- Handles multiple response variables
- No restrictions on relationships among sub-processes
IP Status: Contact Licensing Executive for Details
Reference Number: 181
S Number: DOE reference no.(s): 96,591
Patents & Applications:
United States National Patent Number 6901308 Issued on 05/31/2005
Posted: 09-29-2004
Contact
Laura Barber
Technology Transfer Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1663, MailStop C334
(505) 667-9266
ljbb@lanl.gov