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EPSRC Reference: GR/J40812/01
Title: GENETIC ALGORITHMS IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Principal Investigator: Husbands, Professor P
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Project Partners:
BAE Systems Logica Pre Nexus Migration
Rolls-Royce Plc (UK)
Department: Sch of Engineering and Informatics
Organisation: University of Sussex
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 01 May 1993 Ends: 31 October 1996 Value (£): 145,666
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Nuclear Structure
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Aerospace, Defence and Marine Transport Systems and Vehicles
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To investigate the use of parallel Genetic Algorithms (Gas) in manufacturing applications. Advanced GA techniques are to be developed in the areas of product design optimisation and a highly generalised and extended version of Job Shop Scheduling. Multi-level, multi-criteria design optimisation studies will focus around example problems provided by Rolls-Royce and British Aerospace. New scheduling techniques developed by the principal investigator will be explored. The use of coevolutionary techniques to handle a wide range of problems with multiple and possible conflicting criteria will be a powerful integrating theme running through the project. Theoretical and comparative analyses of results will be carried out.
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