Optimization Techniques in Engineering

19Evaluation of Optimal Parameters to Enhance Worker’s Performance in an Automotive Industry

Rajat Yadav¹, Kuwar Mausam^1*, Manish Saraswat² and Vijay Kumar Sharma³

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, G L A University, Mathura, India

²Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lloyd Institute of Engineering and Technology, Grater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

³Department of Mechanical Engineering, ABES Engineering College Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

In an automotive industry or manufacturing plant, there are several environmental factors that influence the performance of workers. Some of them include relative humidity, temperature, lighting, etc. In order to achieve the best efficiency, there is a need to determine the optimized parameters. In this study, a data set was obtained by performing the experiments in a virtual Indian field. The problem is subjected to following a repetitive process by downloading it manually. The productivity is measured every 10 minutes, and the factors including relative humidity; temperature and lightning are monitored continuously. In order to predict the best parameters to get the optimum efficiency, the data is evaluated by using Taguchi method. The ideal values obtained from this analysis give the values as 555 lux of brightness factor, 240°C of ideal temperature, and around 45 % of relative humidity. This experiment will help in making the automotive industry work more efficiently.

Keywords: Humidity, luminance, optimum, productivity, ...