Mlsd Design of Experiments 16888 E77 Design variables= factors Values of design variables levels noise factors variables over which we have no control e.g. manufacturing variation in blade thickness Control factors variables we can control e.g. nominal blade thickness Outputs =observations objective functions Factors +—“ Experiment Observation Levels Often an analysis code C Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Prof de Weck and Prof Willcox Engineering Systems Division and Dept of Aeronautics and Astronautics4 © Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Prof. de Weck and Prof. Willcox Engineering Systems Division and Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics Design of Experiments Design of Experiments Design variables = factors Values of design variables = levels Noise factors = variables over which we have no control e.g. manufacturing variation in blade thickness Control factors = variables we can control e.g. nominal blade thickness Outputs = observations (= objective functions) Factors + Levels “Experiment” Observation (Often an analysis code)