Taguchi Design

Factor
1 2
Level
A: Paper Type 70gsm 80gsm
B: Body length 8cm 12cm
C: Wing Length 8cm 12cm
D: Body Width 2cm 3cm
E: Paper Clip 1 2
F: Wing Shape Flat L-shape (1cm)

Noise
1 2
Level
Operator A B
Wind Off On
Timer C D

Distance launched
8 feet

Design Summary
Taguchi Array L8(2^6)
Factors: 6
Runs: 8
Columns of L8(2^7) array: 1 2 3 4 5 6

Operator 1 1 2 2
Wing Body
Paper Body Paper Wing Wind 1 2 1 2
Run Lengt Widt S/N MEAN
Type Length Clip Shape Timer 1 2 2 1
h h

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2.85 2.3 2.82 1.99 7.63 2.49

2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2.37 2.26 2.33 2.1 7.07 2.27
3 1 2 2 1 1 2 2.32 1.96 2.19 2.09 6.56 2.14
4 1 2 2 2 2 1 2.55 2.42 2.53 2.29 7.75 2.45
5 2 1 2 1 2 1 2.2 1.89 2.4 1.7 5.99 2.05
6 2 1 2 2 1 2 2.86 1.96 2.6 2.29 7.44 2.43
7 2 2 1 1 2 2 2.1 1.74 2.1 1.7 5.49 1.91
8 2 2 1 2 1 1 2.83 1.96 2.73 1.95 7.09 2.37
Taguchi Analysis: 1, 2, 3, 4 versus Paper Type, Body ... lip,
Wing Shape
Linear Model Analysis: SN ratios versus Paper Type, Body Length, Wing
Length, Body Width, Paper Clip, Wing Shape
Estimated Model Coefficients for SN ratios
Term Coef SE Coef T P
Constant 6.87781 0.1998 34.421 0.018
Paper Ty 1 0.37503 0.1998 1.877 0.312
Body Len 1 0.15633 0.1998 0.782 0.577
Wing Len 1 -0.05787 0.1998 -0.290 0.821
Body Wid 1 -0.45978 0.1998 -2.301 0.261
Paper Cl 1 0.30086 0.1998 1.506 0.373
Wing Sha 1 0.23728 0.1998 1.188 0.446

Model Summary
S R-Sq R-Sq(adj)
0.5652 92.95% 50.67%

Analysis of Variance for SN ratios

Source DF Seq SS Adj SS Adj MS F P
Paper Type 1 1.12521 1.12521 1.12521 3.52 0.312
Body Length 1 0.19550 0.19550 0.19550 0.61 0.577
Wing Length 1 0.02679 0.02679 0.02679 0.08 0.821
Body Width 1 1.69121 1.69121 1.69121 5.29 0.261
Paper Clip 1 0.72414 0.72414 0.72414 2.27 0.373
Wing Shape 1 0.45043 0.45043 0.45043 1.41 0.446
Residual Error 1 0.31940 0.31940 0.31940
Total 7 4.53268

Linear Model Analysis: Means versus Paper Type, Body Length, Wing
Length, Body Width, Paper Clip, Wing Shape
Estimated Model Coefficients for Means
Term Coef SE Coef T P
Constant 2.26187 0.05688 39.769 0.016
Paper Ty 1 0.07375 0.05688 1.297 0.418
 Body Len 1 0.04563 0.05688 0.802 0.570
Wing Len 1 -0.00375 0.05688 -0.066 0.958
Body Wid 1 -0.11500 0.05688 -2.022 0.292
Paper Cl 1 0.09438 0.05688 1.659 0.345
Wing Sha 1 0.07625 0.05688 1.341 0.408

Model Summary
S R-Sq R-Sq(adj)
0.1609 91.64% 41.51%

Analysis of Variance for Means

Source DF Seq SS Adj SS Adj MS F P
Paper Type 1 0.043513 0.043513 0.043513 1.68 0.418
Body Length 1 0.016653 0.016653 0.016653 0.64 0.570
Wing Length 1 0.000112 0.000112 0.000112 0.00 0.958
Body Width 1 0.105800 0.105800 0.105800 4.09 0.292
Paper Clip 1 0.071253 0.071253 0.071253 2.75 0.345
Wing Shape 1 0.046512 0.046512 0.046512 1.80 0.408
Residual Error 1 0.025878 0.025878 0.025878
Total 7 0.309722

Response Table for Signal to Noise Ratios

Larger is better

Paper Body Wing Body Paper Wing

Level Type Length Length Width Clip Shape
1 7.253 7.034 6.820 6.418 7.179 7.115
2 6.503 6.721 6.936 7.338 6.577 6.641
Delta 0.750 0.313 0.116 0.920 0.602 0.475
Rank 2 5 6 1 3 4

Response Table for Means

Paper Body Wing Body Paper Wing
Level Type Length Length Width Clip Shape
1 2.336 2.308 2.258 2.147 2.356 2.338
2 2.188 2.216 2.266 2.377 2.168 2.186
Delta 0.148 0.091 0.007 0.230 0.189 0.152
Rank 4 5 6 1 2 3
Predicted values

Prediction
S/N Ratio Mean StDev Ln(StDev)
8.46497 2.67062 0.342844 -1.26979

Settings
Paper Body Wing Body Paper Wing
Type Length Length Width Clip Shape
1 1 2 2 1 1