Genetic algorithm-based optimization of testing and maintenance under uncertain unavailability and cost estimation: A survey of strategies for harmonizing evolution and accuracy

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1830-1841

  Villanueva, J F ^a   Sanchez, A I ^a   Carlos, S ^a   Martorell, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; ESTIMATION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MAINTENANCE; OPTIMIZATION; SAFETY TESTING; SURVEYS;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFORTS; COST ESTIMATIONS; DECISION CRITERIONS; DECISION SPACES; DISTRIBUTION-FREE; HIGH-DIMENSIONAL; MAINTENANCE OPTIMIZATION; MONTE CARLO; POW ERFUL TOOL; SAFETY-RELATED SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL INFORMATION; TOLERANCE INTERVAL;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 49949120095     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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