Reconfigurability Evaluation of Multifunctional Intelligent Boom Sprayer Based on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation

Table 1

Interpretation of indexes.

Target	First-level index	Secondary-level index	Paraphrase
IBS reconfigurability evaluation (F)	Partitioning logic (F1)	IBS common module ratio (C11)	; this reflects the impacts of existing resources on the product structure
		IBS personality module ratio (C12)	; this reflects the impacts of customer personality requirements on product structure
	Architecture (F2)	Stress distribution uniformity of the intelligent vehicle system module (C21)	This reflects the rationality of the module load distribution
		IBS module interface connection stability (C22)	This reflects the patency of energy and information transfer between modules and the robustness of the connections between modules
		IBS module relevance layout degree (C23)	This reflects the extent to which the module is laid out by relevance
	Set of modules (F3)	IBS serialized common module ratio (C31)	; this reflects the degree of module serialization
		IBS personality module that can be absorbed as a common module ratio (C32)	; this reflects the development trend of customer personality needs
		Standard component ratio in IBS personality module (C33)	; this reflects the reuse of existing resources in the development of personality modules
	Interfaces (F4)	IBS packageable interface ratio (C41)	; this reflects the quality of the interface
		IBS standard interface ratio (C42)	; this reflects the reuse of existing resources in the interface
		IBS scalability interface ratio (C43)	; this reflects the degree of functionality scalability
		IBS interface installability (C44)	This reflects the ease of operation such as module replacement and maintenance
	Configuration knowledge (F5)	IBS market share (C51)	The percentage of market share in similar products that reflect the degree of response to market changes
		IBS personality module that meets customers’ individual needs (C52)	This primarily reflects the response of product to market changes
	Quality (F6)	Reconfiguration ramp time of intelligent boom system module (C61)	This reflects the time from the completion of boom reconfiguration to the stabilization operation
		Reconfiguration ramp time of intelligent vehicle system module (C62)	This reflects the time from the completion of chassis reconfiguration to the stabilization operation
		Intelligent boom system module boom reconfiguration time (C63)	This reflects the time required for the boom to move from one configuration to another
		Chassis clearance reconfiguration time in intelligent vehicle system module (C64)	This reflects the time for the chassis to go from one height to another
		IBS reconfigurable mechanism reconstruction process error rate (C65)	; this reflects the probability of a fault or problem during the reconfiguration of the boom
		Operating instability rate of IBS reconfigurable control system (C66)	The operational instability of the intelligent sprayer is reflected primarily in the droplet drift performance during IBS operation. C66 = (spraying the total mass of the droplet – amount of precipitation)/spraying the total mass of the droplet
	Cost (F7)	Raw material utilization rate in IBS manufacturing (C71)	; this reflects the use of raw materials and the reuse of existing materials
		Energy consumption costs in IBS manufacturing (C72)	This reflects the consumption of energy and the utilization of existing process equipment
		IBS development time (C73)	This refers primarily to the time spent on developing designs and reflects the reuse of existing design files
		IBS production time (C74)	This refers primarily to the time spent on manufacturing and reflects the reuse of existing processes
	Benefit (F8)	IBS product profit margin (C81)	The ratio of IBS product profit to total cost
		Waste solid/gas/liquid emission reduction rate (C82)	; this reflects the degree of contribution by the IBS to reducing environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
		Using rate of pesticides (C83)	; this reflects the extent to which IBS contributes to ecological conservation by improving overall pesticide use and the effective pesticide utilization rate
	Intelligence (F9)	The response of the boom reconfiguration when working object changes (C91)	This reflects to the ability of IBS to intelligently configure the boom to work normally when working objectives change
		The response of chassis clearance reconfiguration when working terrain changes (C92)	This reflects to the ability of IBS that intelligently configurate the chassis to make it work properly as the topography changes
		Remote control online job effect (C93)	This reflects to the ability of multiple IBS products to operate remotely under unmanned conditions during pesticide application
	Operational capability (F10)	Application concentration uniformity of intelligent spray system module (CA1)	; this reflects the degree of uniformity of pesticide in the application effect based on principle of variance calculation [17]. is the i^th pesticide coverage measurement value. is the mean value of . N is the number of test points
		Application concentration stability of intelligent spray system module (CA2)	This reflects to the ability of the spray concentration to stabilize within a particular range during application
		Intelligent spray system module nozzle for target accuracy (CA3)	This reflects to the ability to apply pesticide only to the target
		Application amount controllability in intelligent spray system module (CA4)	This reflects to the ability to adjust the spray amount based on relevant disease, insect, or grass information during application
		Application concentration controllability in intelligent spray system module (CA5)	This reflects to the ability to adjust the spray agent concentration for various application targets such as diseases, worms, and grass when the application objective changes