The role of evolutionary and adaptive search during whole system, constrained and detailed design optimization

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 29, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 151-176

  Parmee, I C ^a   Vekeria, H ^a   Bilchev, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Engineering design optimization; Evolutionary adaptive search; Genetic algorithms

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

ADAPTIVE SEARCH TECHNIQUES; EVOLUTIONARY SEARCH TECHNIQUES;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031375857     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052159708940991     Document Type: Article

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