Optimization of material handling trolley using finite element analysis
The purpose of this work is to develop the material handling trolleys using finite element analysis and validate the design. The main area of focus in this project is to reduce the weight and cost of the trolleys by designing a new development design. The existing trolley designed by the industry uses heavy trolleys without considering loading conditions which in turn leads to a higher factor of safety increasing the overall cost of the Trolleys. This work presents a finite element analysis of a procedure to model and simulate trolleys used in the automotive parts supplier industry, especially in car component manufacturing companies for shifting or transporting the different parts. In this study, the design is carried out using CATIA software, Pre-processing work such as meshing and setting static loading condition has been set up in Hyper mesh and static analysis of the trolley is performed using finite element software ABAQUS. The Von-Mises yield principle has been used to determine the distribution of stress intensity. The proposed model has better results consider the existing model of the trolley.
Published by: Ganesh D. Chavan
Author: Ganesh D. Chavan
Paper ID: V6I6-1141
Paper Status: published
Published: November 2, 2020
Impact of alcohol tax on externalities associated with it
Alcohol industry in India stands third largest in the world with value of $35 billion, making it a significant contributor to the Indian economy.1 Kerala tops the charts in the level of consumption of liquor as it has the highest per capita consumption of alcohol in the country. Alcohol is a demerit good as its consumption results in socially undesirable outcomes in the form of externalities in terms of increased prevalence of road accidents, health care costs and accounting for about 69% of all crimes in Kerala. However, the liquor industry makes significant contributions to the Keralan economy in the form of tax revenue and employment. In order to limit the economic costs of alcohol consumption, the Keralan government proposed an upsurge in the indirect taxation of alcohol. However, this affects the street price by a little margin as other taxes such as the sales tax have been removed. Regardless of the prohibitive cess on liquor and introduction of dry days and the continuous increase in the taxes have interestingly enough, showcased an upward spiral trend in the sale of liquor. Indirect taxation not only serves as a catalyst to generate revenue to aid government’s macroeconomic objectives but to also curb the negative consumption externalities. Therefore, the research question that stems from the aforementioned topic is: “To what extent has the increase in liquor tax in Kerala impacted the externalities associated with it since 2018?”
Published by: Anurag Mundara
Author: Anurag Mundara
Paper ID: V6I6-1139
Paper Status: published
Published: October 31, 2020
Analysis of inequality – Adjusted human development index in relation to Nepal
This paper is exploratory in nature and attempts to present a detailed analysis of the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) of Nepal since its introduction in 2010 to 2018. By breaking down each dimension of the IHDI and evaluating trends in IHDI in relation to the HDI both qualitatively and quantitatively, the study has utilised secondary data published by the UNDP through multiple tables and graphs.
Published by: Anurag Mundara
Author: Anurag Mundara
Paper ID: V6I6-1136
Paper Status: published
Published: October 31, 2020
Is it too early to worry about Artificial Intelligence takeover?
The high pacing advancement in the field of technology, especially Artificial Intelligence is becoming a cause of worry to human existence. It is nerve-racking to hear some top researchers, scientists, and leaders talk about the possibility of Artificial Intelligence taking over human intelligence leading to the possibility of technological singularity. It is also known that Eugene Goostman is the very first robot who has passed the Turing Test, though this statement holds a lot of controversies and is ambiguous; it is high time to take the threats that AI possesses to humanity seriously. The human beings will be replaced more and more with robots leading to humanity reach its not so bright apex. This paper focuses on the multiple hypotheses on AI, its threats, and why sometimes it is necessary to give some attention to science fiction.
Published by: Gajal Daga
Author: Gajal Daga
Paper ID: V6I5-1377
Paper Status: published
Published: October 31, 2020
Do E-books overpower printed books: Student’s eye view
E-books are gradually gaining an important role in the academics as we are witnessing a shift towards digitalization. The aim of the study was to identify the preference for reading e-books or printed books among the students. A cross sectional survey was conducted among 500 students of age between 18-28 during the COVID-19 pandemic period. A questionnaire was formatted on google forms and circulated through various social media. The data collected was analysed statistically. The mean age of the students was 23+2.47 years, out of which 338(67.6%) were females and 157(32.4%) were males. Among the students 364(72.8%) suggested e-books were environmentally friendly and contribute to control the issue of global warming to a greater extent. Adding e books in academic libraries was supported by 386(77.2%) students. The ease of adding images to e-books have instilled an interest among students to opt for including e-books in their academic libraries device they preferred mostly for reading e-books were mobile phones 261 (52.2%).The shortcoming of mobile usage for reading includes distraction by the notifications which were agreed by 424(84.8%) students in our study. 66.8% preferred printed books majorly because of eyestrain, battery issues and radiation exposure. In this generation, Students prefer new technology but preserve the old customs. So e-book will become popular but will never replaces printed books.
Published by: A. Vinita Mary, R. Kesavan, B. Srinidhi, N. Sri Hamsika, D. Shalini, D. V.Srilekha
Author: A. Vinita Mary
Paper ID: V6I5-1420
Paper Status: published
Published: October 30, 2020
E-commerce data analysis to find online shopping trend
E-commerce has transformed the way business is done in India. There are expected to be over 2B digital buyers in the world in 2020.Share in ecommerce market is 1.6% but revenue will increase 51% in near future. By 2040, around 95% of all purchases are expected to be via ecommerce. This paper presents an overview of the unique features that differentiate big data from traditional datasets. In addition, to discover trends in online shopping of users predicting whether the user will make revenue/not based on user characteristics and also to find customized offers based on user shopping data history and categorizing them.
Published by: Deva Dharshini D., Mani Barathi Sp S., Rekha V. S., Dr. M. Sujithra, Dr.P. Velvadivu
Author: Deva Dharshini D.
Paper ID: V6I5-1412
Paper Status: published
Published: October 30, 2020
