An Enhanced Bees Algorithm for Multi-Hole Drill Tool Path Optimization

Multi-hole drilling stands as one of the critical machining processes in various manufacturing sectors. Sequencing non-productive drill tool paths in multi-hole drilling poses a complex combinatorial challenge. Consequently, Researchers have relied on metaheuristic algorithms or their hybridized or modified versions to optimize drill tool paths. This paper utilizes a recently enhanced version of the Bees Algorithm (EBA), which is yet to be explored to optimize drill tool path sequencing. A well-established benchmark problem is used for optimization, and outcomes are compared with the basic version of the Bees Algorithm (BA) using different parameter sets. Further, it compares the outcomes with the other highly successful algorithms in the multi-hole drilling domain.