scholarly journals Research on fuzzy control charts for fuzzy multilevel quality characteristics

Author(s):  
Juan Zhou ◽  
Yuhang Huang ◽  
Zonghuan Wu

Fuzzy control charts are proposed to solve the problem that traditional control charts cannot be applied to fuzzy quality characteristics. First, fuzzy quality characteristics are converted to representative statistics, which are fuzzy mode transformation, fuzzy level midrange transformation and fuzzy level median transformation. Control charts are designed based on the Poisson distribution. Second, the effects of the different statistics are analysed. Direct Fuzzy Control Charts are designed to avoid some information omission when translating fuzzy quality characteristics into representative statistics. The area ratio that falls within the control limits is used to conclude whether the process is relative out of control or in control. The performance of the control charts is analysed by MATLAB simulation. Finally, an example of an energy metre assembly is given to prove the proposed method.

Control charts are the effective and quietest form of statistical process control methods. Many of the times, data are obtained in quantitative form; however there are many quality characteristics that cannot be expressed in numerical measure, such as characteristics for appearance, smoothness and colour, etc. Fuzzy sets theory is an impressive mathematical methodology to evaluate the vagueness related uncertainty that can linguistically express data in these situations. In this paper, we construct a fuzzy control limits under fixed and varying sample size with various quality levels for observing a manufacturing process based on the multinomial distribution using degrees of membership and process capability.


2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 848-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatice Ercan Teksen ◽  
Ahmet Sermet Anagun

PurposeThe control charts are used in many production areas because they give an idea about the quality characteristic(s) of a product. The control limits are calculated and the data are examined whether the quality characteristic(s) is/are within these limits. At this point, it may be confusing to comment, especially if it is slightly below or above the limit values. In order to overcome this situation, it is suitable to use fuzzy numbers instead of crisp numbers. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how to create control limits ofX¯-R control charts for a specified data set of interval type-2 fuzzy sets.Design/methodology/approachThere are methods in the literature, such as defuzzification, distance, ranking and likelihood, which may be applicable for interval type-2 fuzzy set. This study is the first that these methods are adapted to theX¯-R control charts. This methodology enables interval type-2 fuzzy sets to be used inX¯-R control charts.FindingsIt is demonstrated that the methods – such as defuzzification, distance, ranking and likelihood for interval type-2 fuzzy sets – could be applied to theX¯-R control charts. The fuzzy control charts created using the methods provide similar results in terms of in/out control situations. On the other hand, the sample points depicted on charts show similar pattern, even though the calculations are different based on their own structures. Finally, the control charts obtained with interval type-2 fuzzy sets and the control charts obtained with crisp numbers are compared.Research limitations/implicationsBased on the related literature, research works on interval type-2 fuzzy control charts seem to be very limited. This study shows the applicability of different interval type-2 fuzzy methods onX¯-R control charts. For the future study, different interval type-2 fuzzy methods may be considered forX¯-R control charts.Originality/valueThe unique contribution of this research to the relevant literature is that interval type-2 fuzzy numbers for quantitative control charts, such asX¯-R control charts, is used for the first time in this context. Since the research is the first adaptation of interval type-2 fuzzy sets onX¯-R control charts, the authors believe that this study will lead and encourage the people who work on this topic.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Johnson A. Adewara ◽  
Kayode S. Adekeye ◽  
Olubisi L. Aako

In this paper, two methods of control chart were proposed to monitor the process based on the two-parameter Gompertz distribution. The proposed methods are the Gompertz Shewhart approach and Gompertz skewness correction method. A simulation study was conducted to compare the performance of the proposed chart with that of the skewness correction approach for various sample sizes. Furthermore, real-life data on thickness of paint on refrigerators which are nonnormal data that have attributes of a Gompertz distribution were used to illustrate the proposed control chart. The coverage probability (CP), control limit interval (CLI), and average run length (ARL) were used to measure the performance of the two methods. It was found that the Gompertz exact method where the control limits are calculated through the percentiles of the underline distribution has the highest coverage probability, while the Gompertz Shewhart approach and Gompertz skewness correction method have the least CLI and ARL. Hence, the two-parameter Gompertz-based methods would detect out-of-control faster for Gompertz-based X¯ charts.


Complexity ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Hung Shu ◽  
Dinh-Chien Dang ◽  
Thanh-Lam Nguyen ◽  
Bi-Min Hsu ◽  
Ngoc-Son Phan

For sequentially monitoring and controlling average and variability of an online manufacturing process, x¯ and s control charts are widely utilized tools, whose constructions require the data to be real (precise) numbers. However, many quality characteristics in practice, such as surface roughness of optical lenses, have been long recorded as fuzzy data, in which the traditional x¯ and s charts have manifested some inaccessibility. Therefore, for well accommodating this fuzzy-data domain, this paper integrates fuzzy set theories to establish the fuzzy charts under a general variable-sample-size condition. First, the resolution-identity principle is exerted to erect the sample-statistics’ and control-limits’ fuzzy numbers (SSFNs and CLFNs), where the sample fuzzy data are unified and aggregated through statistical and nonlinear-programming manipulations. Then, the fuzzy-number ranking approach based on left and right integral index is brought to differentiate magnitude of fuzzy numbers and compare SSFNs and CLFNs pairwise. Thirdly, the fuzzy-logic alike reasoning is enacted to categorize process conditions with intermittent classifications between in control and out of control. Finally, a realistic example to control surface roughness on the turning process in producing optical lenses is illustrated to demonstrate their data-adaptability and human-acceptance of those integrated methodologies under fuzzy-data environments.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 3360-3365 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Pekin Alakoc ◽  
A. Apaydin

The purpose of this study is to present a new approach for fuzzy control charts. The procedure is based on the fundamentals of Shewhart control charts and the fuzzy theory. The proposed approach is developed in such a way that the approach can be applied in a wide variety of processes. The main characteristics of the proposed approach are: The type of the fuzzy control charts are not restricted for variables or attributes, and the approach can be easily modified for different processes and types of fuzzy numbers with the evaluation or judgment of decision maker(s). With the aim of presenting the approach procedure in details, the approach is designed for fuzzy c quality control chart and an example of the chart is explained. Moreover, the performance of the fuzzy c chart is investigated and compared with the Shewhart c chart. The results of simulations show that the proposed approach has better performance and can detect the process shifts efficiently.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis Oliva ◽  
Matías Llabrés

Different control charts in combination with the process capability indices, Cp, Cpm and Cpk, as part of the control strategy, were evaluated, since both are key elements in determining whether the method or process is reliable for its purpose. All these aspects were analyzed using real data from unitary processes and analytical methods. The traditional x-chart and moving range chart confirmed both analytical method and process are in control and stable and therefore, the process capability indices can be computed. We applied different criteria to establish the specification limits (i.e., analyst/customer requirements) for fixed method or process performance (i.e., process or method requirements). The unitary process does not satisfy the minimum capability requirements for Cp and Cpk indices when the specification limit and control limits are equal in breath. Therefore, the process needs to be revised; especially, a greater control in the process variation is necessary. For the analytical method, the Cpm and Cpk indices were computed. The obtained results were similar in both cases. For example, if the specification limits are set at ±3% of the target value, the method is considered “satisfactory” (1.22<Cpm<1.50) and no further stringent precision control is required.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
O. L. Aako ◽  
J. A. Adewara ◽  
K. S Adekeye ◽  
E. B. Nkemnole

The fundamental assumption of variable control charts is that the data are normally distributed and spread randomly about the mean. Process data are not always normally distributed, hence there is need to set up appropriate control charts that gives accurate control limits to monitor processes that are skewed. In this study Shewhart-type control charts for monitoring positively skewed data that are assumed to be from Marshall-Olkin Inverse Loglogistic Distribution (MOILLD) was developed. Average Run Length (ARL) and Control Limits Interval (CLI) were adopted to assess the stability and performance of the MOILLD control chart. The results obtained were compared with Classical Shewhart (CS) and Skewness Correction (SC) control charts using the ARL and CLI. It was discovered that the control charts based on MOILLD performed better and are more stable compare to CS and SC control charts. It is therefore recommended that for positively skewed data, a Marshall-Olkin Inverse Loglogistic Distribution based control chart will be more appropriate.


2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Darmanto Darmanto

<p><em>The manufacturing production process that is currently trend is short-run. Short-run process is a job shop and a just in-time. These causes the process parameters to be unknown due to unavailability of data and generally a small amount of product. The control chart is one of the control charts which  designed for the short run. The procedure of the control chart follows the concept of succesive difference and under the assumption of the multivariate Normal distribution. The sensitivity level of a control chart is evaluated based on the average run length (ARL) value. In this study, the ARL value was calculated based on the shift simulation of the average vector by recording the first m-point out of the control limits. The average vector shift simulation of the target () is performed simultaneously with the properties of a positive shift (=+ δ). Variations of data size and many variables in this study were m = 20, 50 and p = 2, 4, 8, respectively. Each scheme (a combination of δ, m and p) is iterated 250,000 times. The simulation results show that for all schemes when both parameters are known ARL<sub>0 </sub>≈ 370. But, when parameters are unknown, ARL<sub>1</sub> turn to smaller. This conclusion also implied when the number of p and n are increased, it reduce the sensitivity of the control chart.</em></p>


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