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Applications of a Multi-objective Genetic Algorithm to Engineering Design Problems

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Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO 2003)

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This paper presents the usage of a multi-objective genetic algorithm to a set of engineering design problems. The studied problems span from detailed design of a hydraulic pump to more comprehensive system design. Furthermore, the problems are modeled using dynamic simulation models, response surfaces based on FE-models as well as static equations. The proposed method is simple and straight forward and it does not require any problem specific parameter tuning. The studied problems have all been successfully solved with the same algorithm without any problem specific parameter tuning. The resulting Pareto frontiers have proven very illustrative and supportive for the decision-maker.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden

    Johan Andersson

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  1. Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Centre for Intelligent Systems, University of the Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal

    Carlos M. Fonseca

  2. Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK

    Peter J. Fleming

  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Gloriastraße 35, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland

    Eckart Zitzler  & Lothar Thiele  & 

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kanpur Genetic Algorithms Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, UP, 208 016, India

    Kalyanmoy Deb

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Andersson, J. (2003). Applications of a Multi-objective Genetic Algorithm to Engineering Design Problems. In: Fonseca, C.M., Fleming, P.J., Zitzler, E., Thiele, L., Deb, K. (eds) Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization. EMO 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2632. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36970-8_52

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