Normal vector identification and interactive tradeoff analysis using minimax formulation in multiobjective optimization

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A:Systems and Humans.

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 305-319

  Yang, Jian Bo ^a   Li, Duan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Multiobjective optimization; Normal vector; Pareto optimality; Reliability; Tradeoff analysis; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE; RELIABILITY THEORY; VECTORS;

KUHN-TUCKER MULTIPLIERS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; NORMAL VECTOR; TRADEOFF ANALYSIS;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036589506     PISSN: 10834427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSMCA.2002.802806     Document Type: Article

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