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Genetic Algorithms Applied To A Mission Routing Problem, James B. Olsan
Genetic Algorithms Applied To A Mission Routing Problem, James B. Olsan
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This thesis applies genetic algorithms to a mission routing problem. The mission routing problem involves determining an aircraft’s best route between a staging base and a target. The goal is to minimize the route distance and the exposure to radar. Potential routes are mapped to a 3-dimensional mesh where the nodes correspond to checkpoints in the route and the arcs correspond to partial paths of the route. Each arc is weighted with respect to distance and exposure to radar. A genetic algorithm is a probabilistic search technique loosely based on theories of biological evolution. Genetic crossover and survival of the …
Discovery Learning In Autonomous Agents Using Genetic Algorithms, Edward O. Gordon
Discovery Learning In Autonomous Agents Using Genetic Algorithms, Edward O. Gordon
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As the new Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) draft standard evolves into a useful document and distributed simulations begin to emerge that implement parts of the standard, there is renewed interest in available methods to effectively control autonomous aircraft agents in such a simulated environment. This investigation examines the use of a genetics-based classifier system for agent control. These are robust learning systems that use the adaptive search mechanisms of genetic algorithms to guide the learning system in forming new concepts (decision rules) about its environment. By allowing the rule base to evolve, it adapts agent behavior to environmental changes. Addressed …
Genetic Algorithms And Their Application To The Protein Folding Problem, Donald J. Brinkman
Genetic Algorithms And Their Application To The Protein Folding Problem, Donald J. Brinkman
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The protein folding problem involves the prediction of the secondary and tertiary structure of a molecule given the primary structure. The primary structure defines sequence of amino-acid residues, while the secondary structure describes the local 3-dimensional arrangement of amino-acid residues within the molecule. The relative orientation of the secondary structural motifs, namely the tertiary structure, defines the shape of the entire biomolecule. The exact, mechanism by which a sequence of amino acids protein folds into its 3- dimensional conformation is unknown Current approaches to the protein folding problem include calculus-based methods, systematic search, model building and symbolic methods, random methods …