MINIMUM CORRELATION DESIGN OF EXPERIMENT RUN ORDER
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- using a computer, creating an experiment plan that produces experimental results based on input variables;
using said computer, creating a cost function that characterizes said input variables and predicts disturbances for runs of said experiment plan, wherein said cost function considers an order in which said runs occur;
using said computer, optimizing said cost function to minimize costs between said runs of said experiment plan and said order in which said runs occur to produce an optimized run order; and
using said computer, executing said experimental plan in optimized run order.
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Abstract
A method provides an experiment plan that produces experimental results based on input variables. The method creates a cost function for runs of the experiment plan. The cost function considers an order in which the runs occur. The method also optimizes the cost function to minimize costs between the runs of the experiment plan and the order in which the runs occur to produce an optimized run order. This optimized run order is output.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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using a computer, creating an experiment plan that produces experimental results based on input variables; using said computer, creating a cost function that characterizes said input variables and predicts disturbances for runs of said experiment plan, wherein said cost function considers an order in which said runs occur; using said computer, optimizing said cost function to minimize costs between said runs of said experiment plan and said order in which said runs occur to produce an optimized run order; and using said computer, executing said experimental plan in optimized run order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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using a computer, creating an experiment plan that produces experimental results based on input variables; using said computer, creating a cost function that characterizes said input variables and predicts disturbances for runs of said experiment plan, wherein said cost function considers an order in which said runs occur; using said computer, optimizing said cost function to minimize costs between said runs of said experiment plan and said order in which said runs occur to produce an optimized run order; using said computer, outputting said optimized run order; and using said computer, executing said experiment plan in said optimized run order to physically conduct said experiment plan and produce said experimental results. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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an experiment design module used to create an experiment plan that produces experimental results based on input variables; a cost function module operatively connected to said experiment design module, wherein said cost function module creates a cost function that characterizes said input variables and predicts disturbances for runs of said experiment plan, wherein said cost function considers an order in which said runs occur; an optimizer operatively connected to said cost function module, wherein said optimizer performs a process that optimizes said cost function to minimize costs between said runs of said experiment plan and said order in which said runs occur to produce an optimized run order; and an interface operatively connected to said optimizer, wherein said interface outputs said optimized run order. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer-usable data carrier storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising; creating an experiment plan that produces experimental results based on input variables; creating a cost function that characterizes said input variables and predicts disturbances for runs of said experiment plan, wherein said cost function considers an order in which said runs occur; optimizing said cost function to minimize costs between said runs of said experiment plan and said order in which said runs occur to produce an optimized run order; and executing said experimental plan in optimized run order. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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