LAPSE:2023.36227
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LAPSE:2023.36227
Decision Models for Selection of Industrial Robots—A Comprehensive Comparison of Multi-Criteria Decision Making
July 7, 2023
Due to increased demands of production capacity and higher quality requirements, industries are automating at a fast pace. Industrial robots are an important component of the industrial automation ecosystem. However, the selection of appropriate robots is a challenging task due to the sheer number of alternatives present and their varied specifications. The various characteristics or attributes of industrial robots that need due consideration before selection of an optimal robot for a given application are found to be conflicting in nature. Thus, in this paper, several multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods are deployed to select an optimal robot depending on the application. Three different industrial robot selection problems are solved in this paper by using Simple Additive Weighing (SAW), the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), the Linear Programming Technique (LINMAP), VIseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR), Elimination and Choice Translating Priority III (ELECTRE-III), and the Net Flow Method (NFM).
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decision making, MCDM, optimal selection, Optimization, robots
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Shanmugasundar G, Kalita K, Čep R, Chohan JS. Decision Models for Selection of Industrial Robots—A Comprehensive Comparison of Multi-Criteria Decision Making. (2023). LAPSE:2023.36227
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Shanmugasundar G: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Sairam Institute of Technology, Chennai 600 044, India [ORCID]
Kalita K: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi 600 062, India [ORCID]
Čep R: Department of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Metrology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic [ORCID]
Chohan JS: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali 140 413, India [ORCID]
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Processes
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11
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6
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1681
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2023
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2023-06-01
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2227-9717
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