• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.247-255
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• 2004

The majority of real-world problems encountered by engineers involve simultaneous optimization of competing objectives. In this case instead of single optima, there is a set of alternative trade-offs, generally known as Pareto-optimal solutions. The use of evolutionary algorithms Pareto GA, which was first introduced by Goldberg in 1989, has now become a sort of standard in solving Multiobjective Optimization Problems (MOPs). Though this approach was further developed leading to numerous applications, these applications are based on Pareto ranking and employ the use of the fitness sharing function to maintain diversity. Another scheme for solving MOPs has been presented by J. Nash to solve MOPs originated from Game Theory and Economics. Sefrioui introduced the Nash Genetic Algorithm in 1998. This approach combines genetic algorithms with Nash's idea. Another central achievement of Game Theory is the introduction of an Evolutionary Stable Strategy, introduced by Maynard Smith in 1982. In this paper, we will try to find ESS as a solution of MOPs using our game model based co-evolutionary algorithm. First, we will investigate the validity of our co-evolutionary approach to solve MOPs. That is, we will demonstrate how the evolutionary game can be embodied using co-evolutionary algorithms and also confirm whether it can reach the optimal equilibrium point of a MOP. Second, we will evaluate the effectiveness of our approach, comparing it with other methods through rigorous experiments on several MOPs.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.463-474
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• 2004

Game theory is a method of mathematical analysis developed to study the decision making process. In 1928, Von Neumann mathematically proved that every two-person, zero-sum game with many pure finite strategies for each player is deterministic. In the early 50's, Nash presented another concept as the basis for a generalization of Von Neumann's theorem. Another central achievement of game theory is the introduction of evolutionary game theory, by which agents can play optimal strategies in the absence of rationality. Through the process of Darwinian selection, a population of agents can evolve to an Evolutionary Stable Strategy (ESS) as introduced by Maynard Smith in 1982. Keeping pace with these game theoretical studies, the first computer simulation of coevolution was tried out by Hillis. Moreover, Kauffman proposed the NK model to analyze coevolutionary dynamics between different species. He showed how coevolutionary phenomenon reaches static states and that these states are either Nash equilibrium or ESS in game theory. Since studies concerning coevolutionary phenomenon were initiated, there have been numerous other researchers who have developed coevolutionary algorithms. In this paper we propose a new coevolutionary algorithm named Game theory based Coevolutionary Algorithm (GCEA) and we confirm that this algorithm can be a solution of evolutionary problems by searching the ESS. To evaluate this newly designed approach, we solve several test Multiobjective Optimization Problems (MOPs). From the results of these evaluations, we confirm that evolutionary game can be embodied by the coevolutionary algorithm and analyze the optimization performance of our algorithm by comparing the performance of our algorithm with that of other evolutionary optimization algorithms.

• Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.310-330
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• 2012

Scheduling is an important tool for a manufacturing system, where it can have a major impact on the productivity of a production process. In manufacturing systems, the purpose of scheduling is to minimize the production time and costs, by assigning a production facility when to make, with which staff, and on which equipment. Production scheduling aims to maximize the efficiency of the operation and reduce the costs. In order to find an optimal solution to manufacturing scheduling problems, it attempts to solve complex combinatorial optimization problems. Unfortunately, most of them fall into the class of NP-hard combinatorial problems. Genetic algorithm (GA) is one of the generic population-based metaheuristic optimization algorithms and the best one for finding a satisfactory solution in an acceptable time for the NP-hard scheduling problems. GA is the most popular type of evolutionary algorithm. In this survey paper, we address firstly multiobjective hybrid GA combined with adaptive fuzzy logic controller which gives fitness assignment mechanism and performance measures for solving multiple objective optimization problems, and four crucial issues in the manufacturing scheduling including a mathematical model, GA-based solution method and case study in flexible job-shop scheduling problem (fJSP), automatic guided vehicle (AGV) dispatching models in flexible manufacturing system (FMS) combined with priority-based GA, recent advanced planning and scheduling (APS) models and integrated systems for manufacturing.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.25-43
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• 2010

We consider a multi-objective balancing and sequencing problem in mixed model assembly lines, which is important for an efficient use of the assembly lines. In this paper, we present a neighborhood symbiotic evolutionary algorithm to simultaneously solve the two problems of balancing and model sequencing under multiple objectives. We aim to find a set of well-distributed solutions close to the true Pareto optimal solutions for decision makers. The proposed algorithm has a two-leveled structure. At Level 1, two populations are operated : One consists of individuals each of which represents a partial solution to the balancing problem and the other consists of individuals for the sequencing problem. Level 2, which is an upper level, works one population whose individuals represent the combined entire solutions to the two problems. The process of Level 1 imitates a neighborhood symbiotic evolution and that of Level 2 simulates an endosymbiotic evolution together with an elitist strategy to promote the capability of solution search. The performance of the proposed algorithm is compared with those of the existing algorithms in convergence, diversity and computation time of nondominated solutions. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is superior to the compared algorithms in all the three performance measures.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2021

This research aims to demonstrate the optimal geometrical design of splayed multiple cross-sectional pin fin heat sinks (SMCSPFHS), which are a type of side-inlet-side-outlet heat sink (SISOHS). The optimiser strength Pareto evolutionary algorithm2 (SPEA2)is employed to explore a set of Pareto optimalsolutions. Objective functions are the fan pumping power and junction temperature. Function evaluations can be accomplished using computational fluid dynamics(CFD) analysis. Design variablesinclude pin cross-sectional areas, the number of fins, fin pitch, thickness of heatsink base, inlet air speed, fin heights, and fin orientations with respect to the base. Design constraints are defined in such a way as to make a heat sink usable and easy to manufacture. The optimum results obtained from SPEA2 are compared with the straight pin fin design results obtained from hybrid population-based incremental learning and differential evolution (PBIL-DE), SPEA2, and an unrestricted population size evolutionary multiobjective optimisation algorithm (UPSEMOA). The results indicate that the splayed pin-fin design using SPEA2 issuperiorto those reported in the literature.

• Composites Research
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.207-212
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• 2014

The shape optimization of composite flexbeam sections of a bearingless helicopter rotor is studied using a finite element (FE) sectional analysis integrated with an efficient evolutionary optimization algorithm called particle swarm assisted genetic algorithm (PSGA). The sectional optimization framework is developed by automating the processes for geometry and mesh generation, and the sectional analysis to compute the elastic and inertial properties. Several section shapes are explored, modeled using quadratic B-splines with control points as design variables, through a multiobjective design optimization aiming minimum torsional stiffness, lag bending stiffness, and sectional mass while maximizing the critical strength ratio. The constraints are imposed on the mass, stiffnesses, and critical strength ratio corresponding to multiple design load cases. The optimal results reveal a simpler and better feasible section with double-H shape compared to the triple-H shape of the baseline where reductions of 9.46%, 67.44% and 30% each are reported in torsional stiffness, lag bending stiffness, and sectional mass, respectively, with critical strength ratio greater than 1.5.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.1126-1139
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• 2016

In this research, for the first time, a new optimization method, i.e., strength Pareto evolutionary algorithm II (SPEA-II), is developed for the burnable poison placement (BPP) optimization of a nuclear reactor core. In the BPP problem, an optimized placement map of fuel assemblies with burnable poison is searched for a given core loading pattern according to defined objectives. In this work, SPEA-II coupled with a nodal expansion code is used for solving the BPP problem of Kraftwerk Union AG (KWU) pressurized water reactor. Our optimization goal for the BPP is to achieve a greater multiplication factor ($K_{eff}$) for gaining possible longer operation cycles along with more flattening of fuel assembly relative power distribution, considering a safety constraint on the radial power peaking factor. For appraising the proposed methodology, the basic approach, i.e., SPEA, is also developed in order to compare obtained results. In general, results reveal the acceptance performance and high strength of SPEA, particularly its new version, i.e., SPEA-II, in achieving a semioptimized loading pattern for the BPP optimization of KWU pressurized water reactor.

• 한국정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보과학회 2004년도 가을 학술발표논문집 Vol.31 No.2 (1)
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• pp.241-243
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• 2004

실제 응용에서 제기되는 많은 최적화 문제는 실제로 여러 개의 목적함수를 가진 최적화 문제로 분류될 수 있다. 이러한 다중 목적함수 최적화 문제에 적용되온 방법 중에서 다중 목적함수 진화 알고리즘은 해집합을 이용한다는 특성 및 목적함수 처리의 용이성 때문에 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 대표적인 다중 목적함수 진화 알고리즘이라 할 수 있는 입실론-다중 목적함수에 대하여 다양한 최적화 문제에 대하여 실험적으로 비교 분석해 보았다.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.1217-1228
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• 2005

최근 들어 DNA 컴퓨팅이 활발하게 연구되면서, DNA 컴퓨팅에서 가장 기본적이고도 중요한 DNA 서열 디자인 문제가 부각되고 있다. 기존의 연구에서 DNA 서열 디자인 문제를 다중목적 최적화 문제로 정의하고, elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm(NSGA-II)를 이용하여 성공적으로 DNA 서열을 디자인하였다. 그런데, NSGA-II는 계산속도가 느리다는 단점이 있어서, 이를 극복하기 위해 본 논문에서는 $\varepsilon$-다중목적함수 진화알고리즘(r-Multiobjective evolutionary algorithm, $\varepsilon$-MOEA)을 DNA 서열 디자인에 이용하였다. 우선, 두 알고리즘의 성능을 보다 자세히 비교하기 위해서 DTLZ2 벤치 마크 문제에 대해서 적용한 결과, 목적함수의 개수가 작은 경우에는 큰 차이가 없으나, 목적함수의 개수가 많을 경우에는 $\varepsilon$-MOEA가 NSGA-II에 대해서 최적해를 찾는 정도(Convergence)와 다양한 해를 찾는 정도 (diversity)에 있어서 각각 $70\%,\;73\%$ 향상된 성능을 보여주었고, 또한 최적해를 찾는 속도도 비약적으로 개선되었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 기존의 DNA 서열 디자인 방법론으로 디자인된 DNA 서열들과 7-순환외판원 문제 해결에 필요한 DNA 서열을 NSGA-II와 $\varepsilon$-MOEA로 재디자인하였다. 대부분의 경우 $\varepsilon$-MOEA가 우수한 결과를 보였고, 특히 7-순환외판원 문제에 대해서 NSGA-II와 비교하여 convergence와 diversity의 측면에서 유사한 결과를 2배 이상 빨리 발견하였고, 동일한 계산 시간을 이용해서는 $22\%$ 정도 보다 다양하게 해를 발견하였으며, $92\%$ 우수한 최적해를 발견하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보과학회 2006년도 한국컴퓨터종합학술대회 논문집 Vol.33 No.1 (A)
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• pp.82-84
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• 2006

최근의 생물학적인 연구에 DNA microarray가 널리 쓰이고 있기 때문에, 이러한 DNA microarray를 구성하는데 필요한 probe design 작업의 중요성이 점차 커져가고 있다. 이 논문에서는 probe design 문제를 thermodynamic fitness function이 2개인 multi-objective optimization 작업으로 변환한 뒤, ${\epsilon}$-multiobjective evolutionary algorithm을 이용하여 probe set을 찾는다. 또한, probe 탐색공간의 크기를 줄이기 위하여 각 DNA sequence의 primer 영역을 찾는 작업을 진행하며, 사용자가 직접 프로그램을 테스트할 수 있는 웹사이트를 제공한다. 실험 대상으로는 mycoides를 선택하였으며, 이 논문에서 제안된 방법을 사용하여 성공적으로 probe set을 발견할 수 있었다.