Fuzzy Modelling and Parametric Analysis of the Ring Spinning Process

Ring spinning is the major manufacturing system to convert cotton fibres to yarns. It has been observed that in a ring spinning process, the settings of different spinning parameters determine its production efficiency and quality of the final yarn. Therefore, determination of the optimal parametric mix in ring spinning for having the desired yarn characteristics has been the main target of many research studies. In this paper, a ring spinning process is first modelled using fuzzy logic system and various yarn characteristics are then envisaged based on that model while exhibiting a close match between the observed and predicted values. For this purpose, the experimental data of two past research studies are deployed here. Besides this, the related interaction graphs are also developed to show the relationships between different ring spinning process parameters and yarn quality characteristics. These graphs play important roles in identifying the optimal parametric combination of a ring spinning process so as to achieve the target response values