Development and Optimization of Experimental Data based Models for Bamboo Sliver Cutting by using Human Powered Flywheel Motor

This paper presents the development of the experimental data based mathematical models for cutting the slivers from bamboo by means of human powered flywheel motor. There were various dependent and independent variables involved in the process of cutting the bamboo sliver by human powered flywheel motor. Therefore, apart from formulation and development of the model, the optimization was done to find the best sets of the independent variable to achieve the responses as an output. The bamboo sliver cutting machine was designed, fabricated and based on the theory of experimentation, the experiment was performed and total 108 sets of readings were recorded. In this work, the responses of three response variables such as number of slivers, processing time and resistive torque were experimentally studied and the experimental data based models for these three response variables are optimized to get the best set of independent variables involved in the bamboo sliver cutting process.