Fabric Selection Based on Sine Trigonometric Aggregation Operators Under Pythagorean Fuzzy Uncertainty

Abstract

ABSTRACT In the textile industry, selecting the optimal fabric is crucial in the design and production process. The multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) technique has been applied to address fabric selection problems. Because the sine trigonometry function maintains the periodicity and symmetry of the origin in nature, it satisfies the preferences of experts over multiple parameters. Considering the advantages of the sine trigonometry function, we introduce sine trigonometry Pythagorean fuzzy sets (ST-PFSs) and weighted averaging (ST-PFWA) and geometric (ST-PFWG) aggregation operators (AOs). Additionally, we propose a novel method based on ST-PFWA and ST-PFWG AOs to solve two different types of fabric selection MCDM problems. The first problem is provided by Pythagorean fuzzy numbers (PFNs), and we apply the proposed method to address the issue and conduct a comparative analysis with other PFS AOs. The second problem is offered with crisp values, and we apply a PFS linguistic term transform system to convert the values into PFNs. Then, we apply ST-PFWA and ST-PFWG AOs to settle the problem and perform a comparative analysis among different PFS linguistic terms. The complete ranking results illustrate that our proposed methodology is more efficient and reliable than previous approaches and can be used in other textile fields.