Optimal selection of cutting parameters in multi-tool milling operations using a genetic algorithm

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3045-3068

  Rai, Jitender K ^a   Brand, Daniel ^a   Slama, Mohammed ^a   Xirouchakis, Paul ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

evolutionary computation; expert systems; feature based design; finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DEPTH OF CUT; CUTTING PARAMETERS; DATA FILES; EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATIONS; FEATURE-BASED DESIGN; FEED-RATES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES; HIGH-SPEED; MACHINING FEATURE; MACHINING TIME; MILLING PARAMETERS; MILLING PROCESS; MULTI-TOOL MILLING; MULTIPLE CONSTRAINT; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; OPTIMAL CUTTING; OPTIMAL CUTTING PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL SELECTION; PART GEOMETRY; PART QUALITY; PHYSICAL MODEL; PREDICTION ACCURACY; PRISMATIC PARTS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RADIAL IMMERSION; ROUGHING OPERATIONS; SPINDLE SPEED; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; TURNING;

MILLING (MACHINING);

EID: 79952641199     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903382873     Document Type: Article

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