Mixed-model assembly lines are increasingly accepted in many industrial environments to meet the growing trend of greater product variability, diversification of customer demands, and shorter life cycles. In this research, a new mathematical model is presented considering balancing a mixed-model U-line and human-related issues, simultaneously. The objective function consists of two separate com...

Bi-objective optimization of the availability allocation problem in a series–parallel system with repairable components is aimed in this paper. The two objectives of the problem are the availability of the system and the total cost of the system. Regarding the previous studies in series–parallel systems, the main contribution of this study is to expand the redundancy allocation problems to syst...

We present a multiobjective genetic algorithm that incorporates various genetic algorithm techniques that have been proven to be efficient and robust in their problem domain. More specifically, we integrate rank based selection, adaptive niching through coevolutionary sharing, elitist recombination, and non-dominated sorting into a multiobjective genetic algorithm called ERMOCS. As a proof of c...

This paper presents the integration between a co-operative co-evolutionary genetic algorithm (CCGA) and four evolutionary multiobjective optimisation algorithms (EMOAs): a multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA), a niched Pareto genetic algorithm (NPGA), a nondominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA) and a controlled elitist nondominated sorting genetic algorithm (CNSGA). The resulting algori...

In this paper a new concept of ranking among the solutions of the same front, along with elite preservation mechanism and ensuring diversity through the nearest neighbor method is proposed for multi-objective genetic algorithms. This algorithm is applied on a set of benchmark multi-objective test problems and the results are compared with that of NSGA-II (a similar algorithm). The proposed algo...

The scheduling of multi-user remote laboratories is modeled as a multimodal function for the proposed optimization algorithm. hybrid algorithm, hybridization Nelder-Mead Simplex and Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA), named (SNSGA), to optimize timetable problem coordinate shared access. algorithm utilizes in terms exploration NSGA sorting local optimum points with consideration pot...

In this paper, a quaternion firefly algorithm is utilized to solve a multi-row facility layout design problem with the objective of minimizing the total cost of transportation. A quaternion firefly algorithm takes the motion of the firefly as a quaternion one. Consequently, the solution space is explored more accurately and the answers are of higher quality. That is, the answers are considerabl...

In this paper we have developed a new technique to determine optimal solution to box pushing problem by two robots . Non-Dominated sorting genetic algorithm and Biogeography-based optimization algorithm are combined to obtain optimal solution. A modified algorithm is developed to obtain better energy and time optimization to the box pushing problem.

To address the issues of low efficiency and lengthy running time associated with trajectory planning for 6-degree-of-freedom manipulators, this paper introduces a novel solution that generates time-optimal path manipulator while adhering to its kinematic limitations. The proposed method comprises several stages. Firstly, kinematics are analyzed. Secondly, manipulator’s joint-space points interp...