Design Optimization of Mechanical Components Using an Enhanced Teaching-Learning Based Optimization Algorithm with Differential Operator

Table 6

Best, worst, and mean production cost produced by the various methods for Case 3.

Method	Maximum	Minimum	Mean	Average time (min)	Minimum time (min)
Conventional	NA	105.12	NA	NA	NA
GA	104.6521	104.5335	104.5441	4.6	4.2
PSO	104.4651	104.4215	104.4456	2.1	1.9
ABS	104.5002	104.4119	104.4456	3.1	2.9
TLBO	104.4224	104.3987	104.4222	2.9	2.8
DTLBO	104.3992	104.3886	104.3912	3.3	3.1