The Selection of Hydraulic Cylinder using multi-attribute decision-making methods
Abstract A hydraulic cylinder has an important role in the manufacturing industry for producing unidirectional force through the unidirectional direction. Generally, hydraulic cylinders are used where high-pressure applications are required. It is also called a linear hydraulic motor or mechanical actuator. It is manufactured with closer precisions; thus, it involves higher costs and also, it is desired that hydraulic cylinder work as mentioned design. The main purpose of a hydraulic cylinder is to apply force unidirectional with high pressure. The selection of appropriate Hydraulic Cylinders is a critical task for designers. Designers need to find out precise and required properties of it to fulfil industry demand with desired specifications. Different cylinders possess different properties, so by using an optimization tool we can solve such problems. A systematic approach must be used for the selection of hydraulic cylinders. Thus, in current case study work concentrate on the selection methodology for the best Hydraulic cylinder using four different multi-attribute decision-making methods. The decision-making methods help to predict and rank different hydraulic cylinders.