AHP and TOPSIS based selection of aluminium alloy for automobile panels

  • D. Swapna Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C College of Engineering, Guntur, India
  • Ch. Srinivasa Rao Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4905-7836
  • D. Sameer Kumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C College of Engineering, Guntur, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9137-9930
  • S. Radhika Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C College of Engineering, Guntur, India
Keywords: Material selection, MADM methods, AHP, TOPSIS, aluminium alloys

Abstract

Automotive industry is a very attractive area for young researchers to do continuous research and also it can be considered as an important thrust area as it is directly related to passenger safety. New developments in automotive sector can be seen in many domains like material selection, design, manufacturing etc. Since wrong selection directly leads to product failure, among these, the proper selection of a particular material can be treat as utmost priority. Hence, the present work discusses a methodology to select the best aluminium alloy for automobile panels among various alternates serving the same purpose. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) methods with entropy weighting criteria are implemented for finding the best material and the results are discussed.

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Author Biographies

D. Swapna, Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C College of Engineering, Guntur, India

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D. Swapna received her M.Tech Degree in 2007 with specialization in CAD/CAM. She is currently preparing the research on Development of Alumium panels for automitove applications with the funding of University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India.

Ch. Srinivasa Rao, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India

 

author_Rao.pngCh. Srinivasa Rao is a professor in Mechanical Engineering Department of Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam. He guided more than 8 research scholars and several Post Graduate students in various domains of Mechanical Engineering. He published more than 150 national and International journals with high eminence.

D. Sameer Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C College of Engineering, Guntur, India

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D. Sameer Kumar working as assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering, Guntur. His areas of interest include Material selection using MADM methods as well as Design and Development of composites applied to automotive industry.

S. Radhika, Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C College of Engineering, Guntur, India

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S. Radhika received his Ph.D. from Andhra University in 2015. She is currently associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering, Guntur. Her areas of interest is to work with Optimization principles applied to manufacturing strategies.

Published
2019-05-28
How to Cite
Swapna, D., Rao, C., Kumar, D. and Radhika, S. (2019) “AHP and TOPSIS based selection of aluminium alloy for automobile panels”, Journal of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, 3(1), pp. 43-50. doi: 10.30464/jmee.2019.3.1.43.
Section
Mechanical Engineering