RESEARCH ARTICLE

Multi-objective optimization of cutting parameters in high-speed milling based on grey relational analysis coupled with principal component analysis

  • Tao FU , 1,2 ,
  • Jibin ZHAO 2 ,
  • Weijun LIU 2
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  • 1. Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 2. Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China

Received date: 10 Mar 2012

Accepted date: 25 Jun 2012

Published date: 05 Dec 2012

Copyright

2014 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

Abstract

This paper investigates optimization problem of the cutting parameters in high-speed milling on NAK80 mold steel. An experiment based on the technology of Taguchi is performed. The objective is to establish a correlation among spindle speed, feed per tooth and depth of cut to the three directions of cutting force in the milling process. In this study, the optimum cutting parameters are obtained by the grey relational analysis. Moreover, the principal component analysis is applied to evaluate the weights so that their relative significance can be described properly and objectively. The results of experiments show that grey relational analysis coupled with principal component analysis can effectively acquire the optimal combination of cutting parameters and the proposed approach can be a useful tool to reduce the cutting force.

Cite this article

Tao FU , Jibin ZHAO , Weijun LIU . Multi-objective optimization of cutting parameters in high-speed milling based on grey relational analysis coupled with principal component analysis[J]. Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 2012 , 7(4) : 445 -452 . DOI: 10.1007/s11465-012-0338-z

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50975274 )
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