optimization procedure is suggested for finding such sequences. The procedure is based on an algorithm for determining system …

, 1995) and Gambardella et al.}(1997) have proposed a remarkable optimization method, Ant Colony Optimization (ACO), which … they applied to classical NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems, such as the traveling salesman problem (Lawler et al …

Deplaning naturally occurs row by row down the length of an aircraft. Using simulation and optimization, we design …. The evaluations derived from a combination of optimization and simulation were tested across several equipment types using …

, several approaches using optimization techniques have been developed for identifying model parameters. Although most of the … optimization problem, which is solved by employing a competent evolutionary algorithm. With this methodology, a modeler can be … fully assisted to carry out not only a single parameter optimization run, but also a variety of calibration tasks in a …

at the demand nodes. In this study, a Genetic Algorithm (GA) based optimization model is used to develop the optimal … failure indices of the system have been considered as constraints in the optimization model to achieve the minimum required … Network (ANN) model. Outputs of the ANN model as a hydraulic pressure function is then linked to a GA based optimization model …

. The developed optimization models are solved using Genetic Algorithm. The variances of estimated concentrations at …

Over the past decade, several conventional optimization techniques had been developed for the optimization of complex … developed based on the principles of natural evolution. The major difference between the conventional optimization techniques … initial condition. In the present study, the chaos algorithm is coupled with evolutionary optimization algorithms such as …

Genetic algorithms (GA) have been widely applied to solve water resources system optimization. With the increase of the … algorithm (CGA) based on the chaos optimization algorithm (COA) and genetic algorithm (GA), which makes use of the ergodicity … adoption of chaos optimization of the initialization to improve species quality and to maintain the population diversity. The …

Optimization of water distribution networks has been of central importance for recent decades. Genetic Algorithms (GA … proposed in which a simple GA is linked with the Integer-Linear Programming (ILP) method resulting in a hybrid optimization …