| Hill Climbing is a technique
used in the Design
of Experiments to find the
process settings that give the maximum/minimum
response.
The procedure for hill climbing is:
- carry out an initial experiment and,
if it does not contain the [maximum/minimum],
- find the path of steepest [ascent/descent]
- carry out a test at intervals point
along the path until it starts to [ascend/descend]
- carry out an experiment around the highest
point on the path to see if it is the
[maximum/minimum]
- if not find the path of steepest ascent,
and continue the search
As long as the curvature is not significant
the experiments may be first order designs
with center points. When the curvature becomes
significant, near the optimum, switch to
Response
Surface Designs.
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