Research Article
A Graph-Based Ant Colony Optimization Approach for Process Planning
Table 1
Operation selection for the example part.
| | Feathers | Operations | Machines | Tools | TADs |
| | F1 | Milling (Op1) | Vertical milling machine (M1) | Milling cutter (T1) | +X, +Z |
| | F2 | Drilling (Op2) | Vertical milling machine (M1) | Drill (T2) | −Z | | Tapping (Op3) | Drilling press (M2) | Tapping tool (T3) |
| | F3 | Drilling (Op4) | Vertical milling machine (M1) | Drill (T4) | −X | | Reaming (Op5) | Drilling press (M2) | Reamer (T5) |
| | F4 | Milling (Op6) | Vertical milling machine (M1) | Slot cutter (T6) | +Z |
| | F5 | Milling (Op7) | Vertical milling machine (M1) | Chamfer cutter (T7) | −Z, +Y |
| | F6 | Drilling (Op8) | Vertical milling machine (M1) | Drill (T8) | +X | | Reaming (Op9) | Drilling press (M2) | Reamer (T9) |
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