Title :
Application of quality function deployment to the design of a lithium battery
Author :
Halbleib, Laura ; Wormington, Patricia ; Cieslak, Wendy ; Street, Henry
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Stat. & Human Factors, Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is the tool we have selected to aid in the design, development and subsequent commercial manufacture of a lithium/thionyl chloride “D” cell for use in weapons applications. QFD is a structured methodology used to help assure that customer needs and expectations will be satisfied throughout the product life cycle. In this paper, we describe our application of QFD, some of the lessons learned, and what we expect to be the final product of this QFD exercise
Keywords :
lithium; military equipment; primary cells; quality control; D cell; Li-SOCl2; Li/thionyl chloride battery; battery design; battery development; commercial manufacture; quality function deployment; Batteries; Laboratories; Lithium; Manufacturing processes; Phase measurement; Process control; Prototypes; Quality function deployment; Testing; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 1993. Proceedings., 43rd
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0794-1
DOI :
10.1109/ECTC.1993.346841
