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Design and analysis of an independent suspension system

An All-terrain vehicle (ATV), as we can understand from the name itself is a vehicle that is designed to handle a wider variety of terrain when compared to most other vehicles. Over the period we have seen that ATVs have been useful in performing a large number of applications ranging from desert to military and even jungle safaris. The efficiency can easily be determined on the basis of the ability of the ATV to sustain the irregularities of the terrain with ease. There is a system that implements a vital role that is of damping the vibration and undesired commotion. This is known as the suspension system and independent suspension system can work even at the places we can’t imagine. There are mainly two types of suspension systems, dependent suspension systems, and independent suspension systems. In this paper, the study is done on the topic design and analysis of independent suspension system for an all-terrain vehicle. The purpose of this study is to design an independent type suspension system which can rely on any type of on and off-roading conditions. This study is mainly focused on how to provide the driver comfort by reducing the effects of bumps and also on how to improve the dynamic parameters of the vehicle. An important part of the vehicle is the suspension system because it completely helps in resisting the unwanted forces in order to make the driver feel comfortable while driving. In order to make the wheels rise and fall on their own without causing any effect to the opposite wheel, an independent suspension is used. As per the application requirements, the front suspension and rear suspension of a vehicle can be made different. The paper focuses on the designing, analysis, and simulation of an ATV suspension system which was designed for a national level event namely Mahindra BAJA SAEINDIA 2018.

Published by: Abhipraya Deo Singh, Arun Kumar Singh, Sunil Kumar

Author: Abhipraya Deo Singh

Paper ID: V3I4-1301

Paper Status: published

Published: April 26, 2018

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Molecular characterization of marine fishes using ITS2 region of ribosomal DNA

The universal phylogenetic tree not only spans all extant life, but its root and earliest branchings represent stages in the evolutionary process before modern cell types had come into being. The evolution of the cell is an interplay between vertically derived and horizontally acquired variation. Primitive cellular entities were necessarily simpler and more modular in design that is modern cells. Consequently, horizontal gene transfer early on was pervasive, dominating the evolutionary dynamic. The root of the universal phylogenetic tree represents the first stage in cellular evolution when the evolving cell became sufficiently integrated and stable to the erosive effects of horizontal gene transfer that true organismal lineages could exist.

Published by: Neha Singh, Pragya Singh, Arti Saxena, Dr. Samta Shukla, Ugam Kumari Chauhan

Author: Neha Singh

Paper ID: V3I4-1291

Paper Status: published

Published: April 24, 2018

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The descriptive study of knowledge and practices regarding prevention of nutritional anemia among mothers of under-five children in selected rural areas of district sirmour, (H.P)

Nutrition has an important role in anemia and of all the nutrients involved, iron is the most crucial and regarding dietary causes of anemia, the most common kind of anemia includes iron deficiency anemia and one of the most common is an inadequate intake of iron in the diet. The deficiency may be latent or patent. It may be responsible for repeated infections and interfere with the child's psychomotor development. The disease is most often due to a low intake of dietary iron, and it can be prevented by supplementing the mothers during pregnancy and by an adequate diet. Aim & Objectives: To assess knowledge and practices regarding prevention of nutritional anemia among mothers of under-five children. Methods: The study adopted descriptive research design and was conducted at selected villages of Sirmour District, H.P. A total of 100 mothers were selected by convenient sampling technique. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess knowledge and the structured questionnaire on self-reported practices was used to assess the practices regarding prevention of nutritional anemia. Results: Data analysis was done by descriptive and inferential statistics. The study results showed that 71% respondents had the moderately adequate knowledge, 22% of respondents had inadequate knowledge and remaining 7% respondents had the adequate level of knowledge and 98% of mothers had good practices and remaining 2% were had poor practices. Correlation coefficient indicates that weak positive linear correlation between knowledge and practice score as the value of p= 0.097 and r= .336. Chi-square test indicates that there is the significant association between age of mother, dietary habits, sources of information and knowledge score, the highly significant association between education of mother, an occupation of mother, education of father and knowledge score. Chi-square test indicates that no significant association between practice score and selected demographic variables. Conclusion: The results of the study suggest that there was the adequate level of knowledge and good practices regarding prevention of nutritional anemia help to reduce the chances of nutritional anemia among under-five children.

Published by: Sapna Kumari, Isha Thakur Dharni

Author: Sapna Kumari

Paper ID: V3I4-1270

Paper Status: published

Published: April 24, 2018

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User behavioral prediction

People use Internet for different purposes e.g. social networking, blogging etc. with respect to their context. This leads to dynamic change in creation and distribution of document streams over the Internet. This would challenge the topic modelling and evolution of individual topics. In this paper, we have proposed Sequential Topic Patterns (STPs) mining over the published user-aware document streams and formulate the problem of mining User- Aware Rare Sequential Topic Patterns(URSTPs) in document streams on the Internet in order to find rare users. They are generally rare and infrequent over the Internet. For URSTPs mining we need to perform three phases: pre-processing to extract topics, generating STPs, determining URSTPs by rarity analysis of STPs. The experiment can be performed on both real times and synthetic data-sets. In the proposed work, we have focused on synthetic datasets.

Published by: Veena Jayan, Alma Mary Margret

Author: Veena Jayan

Paper ID: V3I4-1274

Paper Status: published

Published: April 24, 2018

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Layout optimization of machining process of the side frame of cotton ginning M/C using FLP

The objective of this research is Study of the existing layout of a machining process unit and to design a lean plant layout using SLP (Systematic Layout Planning) to increase its productivity and reduce the material handling cost. Factory layout involves the arrangement and selection of machines, material handling devices, material handling path, resulting in the reduction of cost and time involved in manufacturing a product. The facilities layout problem, which is an integral part of facilities design, aims to spatially locate the production units within a facility subject to some design criteria and area limitations, with one or multiple objectives. In this, a hybrid model that combines a facility allocation technique and a software analysis of the layout is done. Select the best block layout of the machining section with the help of Relative Allocation of Facilities Technique. After selecting the best block layout detailed layout is constructed and this detailed layout is analyzed using ARENA. The installed utilization of the layout is checked. The utilization of the layout is increased by changing the position of the equipment or by introducing a new machine into the layout. With the advent of software which allowed the user to build models and move them around the screen and analysis can be done. Re-layout can also be done until the satisfactory result is obtained.

Published by: Ketan Agrawal, Ashish Paharia

Author: Ketan Agrawal

Paper ID: V3I4-1317

Paper Status: published

Published: April 24, 2018

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VoIP without SIM calling system using Raspberry Pi for the small business organization

This paper highlights the design & implementation aspects of a VoIP based Asterisk voice exchange, Developing a fully functional voice exchange requires to set up a server based on Asterisk, connecting clients to that server with the help of softphones & then configuring the softphones with the help of the server.

Published by: Megha S Meshram, Pooja Thakare, Pranali Dandekar

Author: Megha S Meshram

Paper ID: V3I4-1320

Paper Status: published

Published: April 24, 2018

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Design, analysis, and development of transmission system for an all-terrain vehicle

To design an all-terrain vehicle, it is required that the transmission system should withstand all the hurdles on the terrain. The terrain includes the mud pool, rock crawl, dunes etc. The main aim of the transmission system is to provide required torque and power that is being generated by the engine to the wheels as per cockpit sitting driver requirement. This includes economically simplifying the design of transmission system without compromising the performance and safety standards. This motion comprises of material selection, material procurement, gearbox designing, gearbox manufacturing, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and simulation test to check for the failure. Since All-terrain vehicle is prone to uneven road conditions and harsh environment due to which a concept of constant and continuous power transmission should be embedded in its design. For which a continuous variable transmission (CVT)i.e. pulley and belt system and designed gearbox work hand in hand to obtain the desired reduction ratio. For designing a transmission system tractive effort, Gradability, vehicle resistance, and vehicle maximum speed is to be calculated. With the above-calculated data, the required reduction ratio is calculated. Finite Element Analysis(FEA) is done for the validation of the design.

Published by: Priyank Chauhan, Ankur Tiwari, Rishabh Singh, Sunil Kumar, V. K. Saini

Author: Priyank Chauhan

Paper ID: V3I4-1307

Paper Status: published

Published: April 23, 2018

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Optimization and improvement of OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) of CNC turning the machine

This study explores the optimization and improvement of OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) of a CNC(Computer Numeric Control) turning machine. The main purpose of increasing OEE is to improve the productivity and production with minimum losses. During the research, our main objective was to reduce the losses to increase OEE. As OEE depends upon three factors i.e. availability, quality, and performance rate so quality rate being top notch the main objective was to focus on availability and performance rate. In our research, OEE is increased by reducing the losses and by reducing the cycle time/product.

Published by: Aditya, Anurag Rawat, Shiv Om Sharma

Author: Aditya

Paper ID: V3I4-1315

Paper Status: published

Published: April 23, 2018

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Advance evaporative cooling system

Direct evaporative cooling (DEC) uses evaporating water, combined with a wetted medium to cool the temperature of the air as it passes through. Heat is removed from the surrounding air in the vaporization of the water by passing through or around a wetted surface. The air is cooled in the process and the humidity is increased. Unfortunately, evaporative cooling requires an abundant water source and is only effective when the relative humidity is low, restricting its efficient use to dry climates. The air supplied by the evaporative cooler is nearly 100% humid. Very humid air prevents the evaporative cooling of the sweaty or wet skin. The High humidity in air accelerates corrosion which considerably shortens the life of the electronic equipment. High humidity in air may cause condensation. Direct evaporative Coolers are aesthetically unattractive. The efficiency of direct evaporative cooler mostly depends on the cooling pad and hence, the material used in the cooling pad plays a very vital role. In this project, a new model of direct evaporative cooler having a good aesthetic look and light in weight will be fabricated. The performance of this fabricated cooler will be analyzed by using cooling pads of four different materials such as cellulose paper pad, wood fibers, wood wool (Aspen) and coconut fibers. Apart from these four types of cooling pads, also the performance of direct evaporative cooler will be analyzed by using a combination of three different types of cooling pads simultaneously on three sides of the cooler. Two most important terms considered in this analysis are temperature and humidity. The readings of these two terms will be taken for each type of cooling pad and also, the further calculations will be done based on these readings

Published by: Ritesh W. Dhone, Megha S. Londhekar, Kuldip R. Korke, Yogesh S. Ghati

Author: Ritesh W. Dhone

Paper ID: V3I4-1316

Paper Status: published

Published: April 23, 2018

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Coordination of SVC and PSS for stability enhancement of DFIG-based offshore wind farm connected to a multi-machine system

This paper presents an implementation of Static Var Compensator (SVC) & a Power System Stabilizer (PSS) to improve the transient stability of a DFIG-based offshore wind farm (OWF) connected to a multi-machine system. In wind farm connected grids, maintain the stability of grid and wind farm during transient disturbances is a serious issue. Due to grid faults wind DFIG trip and synchronous machines start oscillation due to insufficient damping. To check out the stability of proposed system a three-phase to ground (LLLG) fault has been taken at bus number six of three machine nine bus system. The test system is modelled and simulated in MATLAB/Simulink platform. In absence of SVC during three phase to ground fault DFIG trip due to the reduction in its terminal voltage below a critical value. But in presence of SVC wind farm protection system does not trip DFIG due reactive power support. And in presence of both SVC & PSS synchronous machine oscillations are also damped, hence settling time and overshoot of a system also reduced.

Published by: Vipin Patel, Varun Kumar, Dilip Kumar

Author: Vipin Patel

Paper ID: V3I4-1281

Paper Status: published

Published: April 20, 2018

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