A Framework for Multivariate Process Monitoring and Diagnosis

Abstract:

Monitoring and diagnosis of mean shifts in manufacturing processes become more challenging when involving two or more correlated variables. Unfortunately, most of the existing statistical process control frameworks are only effective in shift detection but suffers high false alarm, that is, imbalanced performance monitoring. The problem becomes more complicated when dealing with small shift particularly in identifying the causable variables. In this research, a framework to address balanced monitoring and accurate diagnosis was investigated. Design considerations involved extensive simulation experiments to select input representation based on raw data and statistical features, recognizer design structure based on synergistic model, and monitoring-diagnosis approach based on two stages technique. The study focuses on correlated process mean shifts for cross correlation function, ρ = 0.1 ~ 0.9 and mean shift, μ = ± 0.75 ~ 3.00 standard deviations. The proposed design, that is, an Integrated Multivariate Exponentially Weighted Moving Average with Artificial Neural Network gave superior performance, namely, average run length, ARL₁ = 3.18 ~ 16.75 (for out-of-control process), ARL₀ = 452.13 (for in-control process) and recognition accuracy, RA = 89.5 ~ 98.5%. This research has provided a new perspective in realizing balanced monitoring and accurate diagnosis of multivariate correlated process mean shifts.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 315)
• Pages: 374-379
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.315.374
• Online since: April 2013
• Authors: Ibrahim Masood, Adnan Hassan
• Keywords: Accurate Diagnosis, Balanced Monitoring, Integrated MEWMA-ANN, Multivariate Process, Statistical Features, Synergistic-ANN

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