Hi Nina,
Well you can use DOE to optimize the smooth functioning of shock absorbers. For ex.. if Helical spring is a critical component of an shock absorber. You can optimize the dimensions of the Helical spring based on response. For example if your out put is Displacement and the measurable parameters in Helical spring is 1) dia of spring 2) length of spring 3) number of winding etc.. you can optimize these 3 dimensions for an expected response displacement “Y”. Hence we try to represent in mathematical formulae it can be represented as Y(Displacement)=F(dia, length,num) hence for a predefined weight and each variable(dia,length,num) can have 2 extreme value ex. dia =( 2 mm to 5 mm) so the optimal will be either of u or any value b/w these two limits. We arrive to transfer function or prediction equation based on existing analysis, data & fact and obtain TF or PF. Then we will work backward to get the optimal values..Hope i have explained if you need further info.. do feel free to mail to [email protected].
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