Journal
ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
Volume 81, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2022.102488
Keywords
Energy efficiency; Parametric optimisation; Workpiece deformation; Deep reinforcement learning; Sustainable manufacturing
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This paper proposes a novel multi-pass parametric optimization method based on deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to improve energy efficiency. By allowing parameters to vary, and transforming the model into a Markov Decision Process, the proposed method significantly improves material removal rate and specific cutting energy while meeting deformation tolerance, which substantiates the benefits of the energy-efficient parametric optimization.
Cutting parameters play a major role in improving the energy efficiency of the manufacturing industry. As the main processing method for aviation parts, flank milling usually adopts multi-pass constant and conservative cutting parameters to prevent workpiece deformation but degrades energy efficiency. To address the issue, this paper proposes a novel multi-pass parametric optimisation based on deep reinforcement learning (DRL), allowing parameters to vary to boost energy efficiency under the changing deformation limits in each pass. Firstly, it designs a variable workpiece deformation const.raint on the principle of stiffness decreasing along the passes, based on which it constructs an energy-efficient parametric optimisation model, giving suitable decisions that respond to the varying cutting conditions. Secondly, it transforms the model into a Markov Decision Process and Soft Actor Critic is applied as the DRL agent to cope with the dynamics in multi-pass machining. Among them, an artificial neural network-enabled surrogate model is applied to approximate the real-world machining, facilitating enough explorations of DRL. Experimental results show that, compared with the conventional method, the proposed method improves 45.71% of material removal rate and 32.27% of specific cutting energy while meeting deformation tolerance, which substantiates the benefits of the energy-efficient parametric opti-misation, significantly contributing to sustainable manufacturing.
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