Reliability optimisation using harmony search algorithm under performance and budget constraints

International Journal of Reliability and Safety

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 299-317

  Zeblah, Abdelkader ^a   Chatelet, Eric ^a   Yalaoui, Farouk ^a   Samrout, Mohamed El ^a   Massim, Yamani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIDI BEL ABBES   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Harmony search algorithm; Harmony search optimisation; HSA; Reliability optimisation; UMGF; Universal moment generating function

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; BUDGET CONTROL; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

HARMONY SEARCH ALGORITHMS; NATURE INSPIRED ALGORITHMS; OPTIMISATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMISATIONS; RELIABILITY ESTIMATION; SERIES-PARALLEL SYSTEM; UMGF; UNIVERSAL MOMENT GENERATING FUNCTIONS;

REDUNDANCY;

EID: 78651571904     PISSN: 1479389X     EISSN: 14793903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJRS.2010.032450     Document Type: Article

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