Research Article

Efficient Hybrid Method of FEA-Based RSM and PSO Algorithm for Multi-Objective Optimization Design for a Compliant Rotary Joint for Upper Limb Assistive Device

Table 15

Friedman Test for the mass.

Response Number of testsMedian of differenceSum of Ranks

Mass by AEDE300.03684766
Mass by the proposed hybrid method300.03684768
Mass by cuckoo300.03654446
Overall900.036746
DFChi-SquareP-Value
29.870.007
Null hypothesis: H0: All treatment effects are zero
Alternative hypothesis H1: Not all treatment effects are zero