Abstract
The popularity of micro-machining is rapidly increasing due to the growing demands for miniature products. Among different micro-machining approaches, micro-turning and micro-milling are widely used in the manufacturing industry. The various cutting parameters of micro-turning and micro-milling has a significant effect on the machining performance. Thus, it is essential that the cutting parameters are optimized to obtain the most from the machining process. However, it is often seen that many machining objectives have conflicting parameter settings. For example, generally, a high material removal rate (MRR) is accompanied by high surface roughness (SR). In this paper, metaheuristic multi-objective optimization algorithms are utilized to generate Pareto optimal solutions for micro-turning and micro-milling applications. A comparative study is carried out to assess the performance of non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II), multi-objective ant lion optimization (MOALO) and multi-objective dragonfly optimization (MODA) in micro-machining applications. The complex proportional assessment (COPRAS) method is used to compare the NSGA-II, MOALO and MODA generated Pareto solutions.
Highlights
In this new age of industrialization, the conventional and non-conventional manufacturing processes are undergoing revolutionary changes in their capability to fabricate micro-components with extreme precision [1]
non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) is considered as the benchmark algorithm in this work due to its immense popularity among machining and manufacturing engineers as a tool to achieve optimal machining performance
Polynomial regression is carried out and the existing mathematical relations for the test problems are made more robust by using ANOVA and a stepwise elimination method
Summary
In this new age of industrialization, the conventional and non-conventional manufacturing processes are undergoing revolutionary changes in their capability to fabricate micro-components with extreme precision [1]. There is a growing need to manufacture micro-scale pumps, small valves, and various micro components of electronics and medical applications [2]. The micro-components demand high accuracy and a high production rate. For the fabrication of these tiny elements, a potential machining process needs to be selected. Micro-turning is one of the suitable machining processes widely used to manufacture these types of components [3]. The micro-manufacturing processes are the extension of the traditional manufacturing process [4]. The working principle of micro-turning operation is the same as the traditional turning operation. The micro-turning operation can fabricate 3-D structures on a micro-scale
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