Title:

Author:
Date:
Notes:

House of Quality- P11227

Kyle Desrosiers
2/8/2011
Team Members:
Greg Wodzicki
Chris VanWagenen
Brad Fiedler

Duct length (between ANC source and

reference mic)

Acoustic Delay of Microphone

Airflow Velocity

Acoustic Impedance

14

Processing time

13

DSP Memory

12

System Size

11

System Weight

10

Component Costs

System Power Draw

Frequency

Sound output level of total ANC system

Sound Output Level of ANC Sound Source

Noise Reduction

Weight / Importance

Relative Weight

Max Relationship Value in Row

Row #

Column #
Direction of Improvement:
Minimize (), Maximize (), or Target (x)

11.8

9.0

Demonstation of wave nature of sound

11.8

9.0

Prove concept of sound attenuation (i.e. active

cancellation, freq, phase shift, etc)

11.8

9.0

Obtain needed understanding of acoustics and

sound waves

11.8

9.0

Demonstrate uses and limitations of active noise

cancellation for various noise sources

3
4

1
9

Quality Characteristics
(a.k.a. "Functional
Requirements" or "Hows")

Demanded Quality
(a.k.a. "Customer
Requirements" or
"Whats")

11.8

9.0

Demonstrate/explain active noise cancellation of a

simple wave form in effective freq range

11.8

9.0

Demonstrate/explain active noise cancellation of a

complex wave form in the effective freq range

3.9

3.0

Demonstrate feasibility of active noise cancellation

on household products

1.3

1.0

Sound attenuation of internal combustion engine

11.8

9.0

Demonstrate technical challenges and limitations of

ANC

11.8

9.0

Participation in ImagineRIT with P11221

Max Relationship Value in Column

Weight / Importance

473.7

355.3

473.7

418.4

307.9

202.6

228.9

221.1

181.6

347.4

157.9

157.9

157.9

157.9

11.6

8.7

11.6

10.2

7.5

4.9

5.6

5.4

4.4

8.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

10

Target or Limit Value

Difficulty
(0=Easy to Accomplish, 10=Extremely Difficult)

Relative Weight

Legend

14

Strong Relationship

Moderate Relationship

Weak Relationship

Strong Positive Correlation

Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
Strong Negative Correlation
Objective Is To Minimize
Objective Is To Maximize
Objective Is To Hit Target

15

Acoustic Impedance

Speaker range (freq)

Our Company

Competitor 1

Competitor 2

Competitor 3

Competitor 4

Competitor 5

Competitive Analysis
(0=Worst, 5=Best)

Our Company

Competitor 1

Competitor 2

Competitor 3

Competitor 4

Competitor 5

157.9

252.6

3.9

6.2

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Column #

Weight / Importance

Quality Characteristics
(a.k.a. "Hows")
Relative Weight

Max Relationship Value in Row

Row #

Direction of Improvement:
Minimize (), Maximize (), or Target (x)

Demanded Quality
(a.k.a. "Whats")

11.6

473.7 Noise Reduction

8.7

355.3 Sound Output Level of ANC Sound Source

11.6

473.7 Sound output level of total ANC system

10.2

418.4 Frequency

7.5

307.9 System Power Draw

10

11

4.9

202.6 Component Costs

5.6

228.9 System Weight

5.4

221.1 System Size

4.4

181.6 DSP Memory

10

8.5

347.4 Processing time

11

3.9

157.9 Duct length (between ANC source and reference mic)

12

3.9

157.9 Acoustic Delay of Microphone

13

3.9

157.9 Airflow Velocity

14

3.9

157.9 Acoustic Impedance

15

6.2

252.6 Speaker range (freq)

Target or Limit Value

Difficulty
(0=Easy to Accomplish, 10=Extremely Difficult)
Max Relationship Value in Column
Weight / Importance
Relative Weight

Legend

11

12

13

14

15

Strong Relationship

Moderate Relationship

Weak Relationship

Strong Positive Correlation

Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
Strong Negative Correlation
Objective Is To Minimize
Objective Is To Maximize
Objective Is To Hit Target

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Column #

1
2
3
4
5

Weight / Importance

Quality Characteristics
(a.k.a. "Hows")
Relative Weight

Max Relationship Value in Row

Row #

Direction of Improvement:
Minimize (), Maximize (), or Target (x)

Demanded Quality
(a.k.a. "Whats")

10

11

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Target or Limit Value

Difficulty
(0=Easy to Accomplish, 10=Extremely Difficult)
Max Relationship Value in Column
Weight / Importance
Relative Weight

Legend

11

12

13

14

15

Strong Relationship

Moderate Relationship

Weak Relationship

Strong Positive Correlation

Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
Strong Negative Correlation
Objective Is To Minimize
Objective Is To Maximize
Objective Is To Hit Target

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Date:
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Column #

1
2
3
4
5

Weight / Importance

Quality Characteristics
(a.k.a. "Hows")
Relative Weight

Max Relationship Value in Row

Row #

Direction of Improvement:
Minimize (), Maximize (), or Target (x)

Demanded Quality
(a.k.a. "Whats")

10

11

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Target or Limit Value

Difficulty
(0=Easy to Accomplish, 10=Extremely Difficult)
Max Relationship Value in Column
Weight / Importance
Relative Weight

Legend

11

12

13

14

15

Strong Relationship

Moderate Relationship

Weak Relationship

Strong Positive Correlation

Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
Strong Negative Correlation
Objective Is To Minimize
Objective Is To Maximize
Objective Is To Hit Target

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