Application of GA in optimal robot selection for bridge restoration

Automation in Construction

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 803-819

  McCrea, A ^a   Navon, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bridge restoration; GA; Robot

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; KINEMATICS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; ROBOTS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

BRIDGE RESTORATION; DESIGN PROCESSES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS (GA);

BRIDGES;

EID: 4344602193     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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