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Manufacturing process optimizations
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1992-03-30
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Granted: 1992-10-13
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Expires: 2012-03-30
Abstract
Abstract A non-iterative method for selecting manufacturing process parameters set point values which result in a specified process response and which values are close to design parameter values is based on a second order response surface mapping representation of the manufacturing process. The best set point values are determined in a single computation.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerome M. Kurtzberg
- 👤 Menachem Levanoni
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 06:52
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B13/00; G05B13/02; G05B13/0205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A computer method for independent variable value determination for optimizing a manufacturing process with specified dependent variable target values comprising: obtaining a second order surface mapping of the manufacturing process; transforming said second order surface mapping into its principle axes by canonical transformation; performing a non-linear transformation of said transformed second order surface mapping into new axes thereby transforming the second order surface into a first order surface; setting dependent variables of the process to the target values on said first order surface; determining the independent variable values on said first order surface which result in dependent variable values which are or approximate the process specified target values; converting the independent variable values on said first order surface to original coordinate parameters, and adjusting said independent variable values in said manufacturing process according to the converted independent variable values in order to optimize the manufacturing process.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A computer method for independent variable value determination for optimizing a manufacturing process with specified dependent variable target values comprising: obtaining a second order surface mapping of the manufacturing process; transforming said second order surface mapping into its principle axes by canonical transformation; performing a non-linear transformation of said transformed second order surface mapping into new axes thereby transforming the second order surface into a first order surface; setting dependent variables of the process to the target values on said first order surface; determining the independent variable values on said first order surface which result in dependent variable values which are or approximate the process specified target values; converting the independent variable values on said first order surface to original coordinate parameters, and adjusting said independent variable values in said manufacturing process according to the converted independent variable values in order to optimize the manufacturing process.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method for independent variable value determination for optimizing a manufacturing process with specified dependent variable target values as set forth in claim 1 wherein said obtaining a second order surface mapping comprises a design-of-experiments techniques.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method for independent variable value determination for optimizing a manufacturing process with specified dependent variable target values as set forth in claim 1, wherein said obtaining a second order surface mapping comprises obtaining manufacturing data corresponding to said manufacturing process and fitting a second order multi-variate polynomial to said obtained manufacturing data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method for independent variable value determination for optimizing a manufacturing process with specified dependent variable target values as set forth in claim 1 wherein said transforming said second order mapping comprises translation followed by a rotation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
170 words
In a manufacturing process having adjustable independent process variables and design target values of dependent variables, a method for adjusting independent process variable values for optimizing the manufacturing process comprising the steps of: defining the manufacturing process with design target values for the dependent variables; obtaining a second order surface mapping of said defined manufacturing process; transforming said second order surface mapping into its principle axes by canonical transformation; performing a non-linear transformation of said transformed second order surface mapping into new axes thereby transforming the second order surface into a first order surface; setting dependent variables of the process to said target values on said first order surface; determining said independent variable values on said first order surface which result in dependent variable values which are or approximate said target values; converting the independent variable values on said first order surface to original coordinate parameters, and adjusting said independent variable values in said manufacturing process according to the converted independent variable values in order to optimize said manufacturing process.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
170 words
In a manufacturing process having adjustable independent process variables and design target values of dependent variables, a method for adjusting independent process variable values for optimizing the manufacturing process comprising the steps of: defining the manufacturing process with design target values for the dependent variables; obtaining a second order surface mapping of said defined manufacturing process; transforming said second order surface mapping into its principle axes by canonical transformation; performing a non-linear transformation of said transformed second order surface mapping into new axes thereby transforming the second order surface into a first order surface; setting dependent variables of the process to said target values on said first order surface; determining said independent variable values on said first order surface which result in dependent variable values which are or approximate said target values; converting the independent variable values on said first order surface to original coordinate parameters, and adjusting said independent variable values in said manufacturing process according to the converted independent variable values in order to optimize said manufacturing process.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
In a manufacturing process as set forth in claim 5, said obtaining a second order surface mapping comprising a design-of-experiments technique.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
In a manufacturing process as set forth in claims 5, said obtaining a second order surface mapping comprising obtaining manufacturing data corresponding to said manufacturing process and fitting a second order multi-variant polynomial to said obtained manufacturing data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
In a manufacturing process as set forth in claim 5, said transforming said second order mapping comprising translation followed by a rotation.
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