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 16

Friedman Test for the angle.

Response Number of testsMedian of differenceSum of Ranks

Mass by AEDE3059.192762
Mass by the proposed hybrid method3059.192888
Mass by cuckoo3054.019630
Overall9057.4683
DFChi-SquareP-Value
256.270.001
Null hypothesis: H0: All treatment effects are zero
Alternative hypothesis H1: Not all treatment effects are zero