Research Article

A Divide-and-Conquer Bat Algorithm with Direction of Mean Best Position for Optimization of Cutting Parameters in CNC Turnings

Table 1

Condition parameters for turning examples.

 = 50 mm  = 300 mm  = 6 mm  = 50 m/min
 = 0.1 mm/rev  = 1 mm  = 500 m/min  = 0.9 mm/rev
 = 3 mm  = 50 m/min  = 0.1 mm/rev  = 1 mm
 = 500 m/min  = 0.9 mm/rev  = 3 mm  = 5
 = 1.75  = 0.75  = 0.75  = 0.95
 = 0.85  = 2  = –1  = 0.4
 = 0.2  = 0.105  = 1.2 mm  = 6×1011
 = 25 min  = 45 min  = 200 kgf  = 5 kW
 = 140  = 1000 °C  = 10 µm  = 7×10−4
 = 0.3  = 1.5 min/edge  = 0.75 min/piece  = 2.5 $/edge
 = 0.5 $/min  = 108  = 132  = 1
 = 2.5  = 1