Orthogonal arrays (OAs) are basic combinatorial structures, originally studied by statisticians motivated by their applications to design of experiments. In recent years, they have found numerous applications in computer science. Among their applications are derandomization of algorithms, random pattern testing of VLSI chips, authentication codes, universal hash functions, threshold schemes, an...

The FIR 2-band wavelets have found wide applications in practice. One of their disadvantages, however, is that they cannot be made both symmetric and orthogonal. There have been some works on filters which are orthogonal and nearly symmetric. In this paper, Gröbner methods are used to design orthogonal filters with a subset of exactly symmetric coefficients of various lengths, as opposed to nea...

This paper deals with the analysis and design of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing interleavedivision multiple-access (OFDM-IDMA). We begin with the analysis of the information-theoretical advantages of non-orthogonal transmission schemes in fading multiple-access channels. We then turn attention to practical design issues. A signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) evolution technique is developed...

This paper proposes a novel orthogonal predictive local search (OPLS) to enhance the performance of the conventional genetic algorithms. OPLS operation predicts the most promising direction for the individuals to explore their neighborhood. It uses the orthogonal design method to sample orthogonal combinations to make the prediction. The resulting algorithm is termed the orthogonal predictive g...

In this study, Taguchi experimental design has been used for the optimization of thickness of chromium layers. For this purpose brass materials have been electroplated under various conditions of the process. An orthogonal array (OA) was employed to analyze the effect of plating parameters on the characteristic of the thickness. Variables which were considered for working were as following; amo...

Control charts are extensively used in manufacturing contexts to monitor production processes. This article illustrates economical design of a variable sample size and control limit Hotelling’s T2 control chart based on a novel cost model when occurrence times of the assignable causes are exponentially distributed. The proposed nonlinear cost model is an extension of Duncan’s (J Am Stat ...