Machining process optimization by colony based cooperative search technique

english

2008

volume 54, issue 11

Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za strojništvo

Research of economics of multi-pass machining operations has significant practical importance. Non-traditional optimization techniques such genetic algorithms, neural networks and PSO optimization are increasingly used to solve optimization problems. This paper presents a new multi-objective optimization technique, based on ant colony optimization algorithm (ACO), to optimize the machining parameters in turning processes. Three conflicting objectives, production cost, operation time and cutting quality are simultaneously optimized. An objective function based on maximum profit in operation has been used. The proposed approach uses adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) system to represent the manufacturer objective function and an ant colony optimization algorithm (ACO) to obtain the optimal objective value. New evolutionary ACO is explained in detail. Also a comprehensive userfriendly software package has been developed to obtain the optimal cutting parameters using the proposed algorithm. An example has been presented to give a clear picture from the application of the system and its efficiency. The results are compared and analysed using methods of other researchers and handbook recommendations. The results indicate that the proposed ant colony paradigm is effective compared to other techniques carried out by other researchers.

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