Multiobjective Decision-Making applied to Ship Optimal Design

  • Wang, Li-Zheng (Wnhan Transportation University, Wuban, P.R. Chaina) ;
  • Xi, Rong-Fei (Wnhan Transportation University, Wuban, P.R. Chaina) ;
  • Bao, Cong-Xi (Wnhan Transportation University, Wuban, P.R. Chaina)
  • Published : 2001.03.01

Abstract

Ship optimal design is a multi-objective decision-making process and its optimal solution does not exit in general. It is a problem in which the decision-maker is very interested that an effective solution is how to be found which has good characteristic and is substituted for optimal solution in a sense. In the previous methods of multi-objective decision-making, the weighting coefficients are decided from the point of view of individuals which have a bit sub-jective an unilateral behavior. in order to fairly and objectively decide the weighting coeffi-cients, which are considered to be optimal in all system of multi-objective decision-making and satisfactory solution to the decision-maker, the pater presents a method of applying the Technology of the Biggest Entropy. It is proved that the method described in the paper is very feasible and effective be means of a practical example of ship optimal design.

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