Optimal allocation problem using genetic algorithm (Q840586)

Summary: This paper proposes a genetic model to study the reliability optimisation in a linear consecutively connected system (LCCS) by allocating \(M\) statistically independent multi-state elements with different characteristics to the first \(N\) positions. The system is reliable if the first position is connected with the \((N+1)\)th position. The reliability of LCCS is obtained using the universal generating function (UGF) technique. The optimal allocation is obtained by means of genetic algorithm. In our work, for the one-to-one allocation, the permutation crossover is used, which reduces the complexity of the problem and also yields a better result.