A method for generating a well-distributed Pareto set in nonlinear multiobjective optimization

Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 820-841

  Utyuzhnikov, S V ^a,b   Fantini, P ^a   Guenov, M D ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiobjective optimization; Pareto set; Pareto solution; Physical programming

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE; VEHICLE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

DO-MAINS; NONCONVEX; NORMAL CONSTRAINT METHODS; OBJECTIVE SPACES; PARETO FRONTIERS; PARETO SET; PARETO SETS; PARETO SOLUTION; PARETO SOLUTIONS; PARETO SURFACES; PHYSICAL PROGRAMMING; PHYSICAL PROGRAMMINGS; SIMPLE ALGORITHMS; SUGGESTED APPROACHES; SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES; TEST CASES;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 56949095415     PISSN: 03770427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cam.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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