Genetic algorithms in industrial design
Jan Axelsson, S. Menth, K. Semmler · 2002
The process of designing many industrial products is today characterized by the use of ad hoc methods, iterative trial and error-like proceedings and the engineer's own experience and intuition. This is due to the complexity of the problems attempted, and the difficulty to formalize them and express them mathematically. The authors suggest the use of a genetic algorithm to partially automate industrial design, and describe an example where the method has been successfully used to improve the design of a gas turbine.