Nonlinear screening designs for defense testing: an overview and case study. (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dougherty, Shane; Simpson, James R; Hill, Raymond R; Pignatiello, Joseph J; White, Edward D
• Is Part Of: Journal of defense modeling and simulation. Volume 12:Number 3(2015:Jul.)
• Page Start: 335
• Page End: 342
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Empirical analysis -- definitive screening -- design of experiments -- wind tunnel experiments; Military art and science -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; 355.0011305
• DOI: 10.1177/1548512914542523
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1548-5129

Abstract

Recent efforts to improve the statistical rigor of both developmental and operational testing include recommendations to consider second-order screening designs. In this paper, we provide a broad review of screening designs and second-order screening designs. We then consider a real-world wind tunnel experiment case study from the recent published literature and use subject matter expertise to consider the viability of second-order screening design, a recently developed design called the DSD+, to sufficiently screen important factors in complex, nonlinear systems of interest using just a single experimental design.