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An evolutionary approach to simulated football free kick optimisation

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Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems XVI (SGAI 2008)

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We present a genetic algorithm-based evolutionary computing approach to the optimisation of simulated football free kick situations. A detailed physics model is implemented in order to apply evolutionary computing techniques to the creation of strategic offensive shots and defensive player locations.

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  1. Institute of Creative Technologies, De Montfort University, Leicester, LE1 9BH, UK

    Martin Rhodes

  2. School of Computing, De Montfort University, Leicester, LE1 9BH, UK

    Simon Coupland

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  1. Nottingham Trent University, UK

    Tony Allen BA, MSc, PhD

  2. Stratum Management Ltd, UK

    Richard Ellis BSc, MSc

  3. University of Greenwich, UK

    Miltos Petridis DipEng, MBA, PhD, MBCS, AMBA

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Rhodes, M., Coupland, S. (2009). An evolutionary approach to simulated football free kick optimisation. In: Allen, T., Ellis, R., Petridis, M. (eds) Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems XVI. SGAI 2008. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-215-3_18

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