@article{ref1,
title="Selection of an appropriate material for a crash-box in multi-attribute group decision-making environment using R-method",
journal="International journal of crashworthiness",
year="2023",
author="Kulkarni, Sudhanwa M. and Priyal, Vemu and Mali, Kiran D. and Kulkarni, Dhananjay M.",
volume="28",
number="5",
pages="616-628",
abstract="Crash-box is an essential passive safety device in an automobile that absorbs the kinetic energy of an external impact during an accident, thereby improving passenger safety. Selecting a suitable material for fabricating a crash-box to maximize its crashworthiness performance is a critical issue and is a multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) problem. This study focuses on choosing an appropriate aluminium alloy for a crash-box out of 16 different frequently used wrought aluminium alloys considered as alternatives based on eight crashworthiness performance indicators used as attributes by taking the opinions of three decision-makers (DMs). The effect of varying the material of thin-walled circular crash-boxes with identical geometry is first examined by simulating their axial quasi-static collapse using ABAQUS/Explicit. Various crashworthiness performance indicators obtained from these simulations are used for the decision-making process. While taking a decision, the opinions of several DMs from varied backgrounds are generally considered. A systematic approach is proposed to determine the importance of each DM involved in group decision-making situations by considering their credentials, such as educational qualification, work experience, etc., using a ranking based MADM technique known as 'R-Method'. Opinions of multiple DMs are then combined to come up with a single final decision, called a consensus. The application of the R-Method is discussed in detail to derive consensus in a group decision-making environment. The aluminium alloy AA 7075 T6 is the best, while AA 3003 H12 is the least preferred material for manufacturing a crash-box of the considered geometry as per the proposed method.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1358-8265",
doi="10.1080/13588265.2022.2111489",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13588265.2022.2111489"
}