Genetic Algorithms for neural network control systems

We show an application of a genetic algorithm to, control systems including neural networks. Genetic algorithms are getting more popular nowadays because of their simplicity and robustness. Genetic algorithms are global search techniques for optimization and many other problems. A feed-forward neural network which is widely used in control applications usually learns by error back propagation algorithm(EBP). But, when there exist certain constraints, EBP can not be applied. We apply a modified genetic algorithm to such a case. We show simulation examples of two cart-pole nonlinear systems: single pole and double pole.