A robust parameter design for multi-response problems

Autores: M. Zandieh, M. Amiri, B. Vahdani, R. Soltani
Localización: Journal of computational and applied mathematics, ISSN 0377-0427, Vol. 230, Nº 2, 2009, págs. 463-476
Idioma: inglés
DOI: 10.1016/j.cam.2008.12.019
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Resumen
- Most real world search and optimization problems naturally involve multiple responses. In this paper we investigate a multiple response problem within desirability function framework and try to determine values of input variables that achieve a target value for each response through three meta-heuristic algorithms such as genetic algorithm (GA), simulated annealing (SA) and tabu search (TS). Each algorithm has some parameters that need to be accurately calibrated to ensure the best performance. For this purpose, a robust calibration is applied to the parameters by means of Taguchi method. The computational results of these three algorithms are compared against each others. The superior performance of SA over TS and TS over GA is inferred from the obtained results in various situations.