Knowledge-based algorithms in fixed-grid GA shape optimization

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 643-660

  Woon, Soon Yu ^a   Tong, Liyong ^a   Querin, Osvaldo M ^b   Steven, Grant P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Knowledge based algorithm; Shape optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

STRING STRUCTURE;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

ALGORITHM;

EID: 0141539349     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.795     Document Type: Article

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