Optimum Selection of Mechanical Drives Using TOPSIS
New product development demands the analysis of each of the component from various engineering concepts.If a machine is expected to have a mechanical power transmission system, obviously number of options can be thought of.The power transmission system involves many hardware and many options are available.These mechanical drives are expected to be light,energy efficient and maintenance free. In the present work,a data matrix comprising of 10 attributes and 10 alternatives is presented .It is then operated for optimum selection in form of ramking using one of the welknown Multi Attribute Decision Making( MADM) method called Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS).The results are given as ranking for the purpose of selectionwhich sets initiative for preliminary design.However the approach presented is also useful for existing designs which needs to be changed to enhance performance.