This paper provides a formal analysis of a multi-agent task allocation problem and how variation in agent behavior in the form of response probabilities can be used to build redundancy in the multi-agent system (MAS). In problems where experience is beneficial redundancy provides an MAS with a back-up pool of actors if the primary actors are unavailable. We examine how to ensure a complete team...

In this paper, a hybrid TS-DE algorithm based on Tabu search and differential evolution algorithm is proposed to solve the reliability redundancy optimization problem. A differential evolution algorithm is embedded in Tabu search algorithm. TS is applied for searching solutions space, and DE is used for generating neighborhood solutions. The advantages of both algorithms are considered simultan...

In this paper, a tabu search for solving the redundancy allocation problem (RAP) in multi-states (different performance levels) series-parallel systems (MSPS) is proposed. The problem is modeled to find the optimal system configuration that minimizes the cost of the component selection and redundancy level under given minimum required system reliability constraints. The proposed solution method...

Reliability optimization problem has a wide application in engineering area. One of the most important problems in reliability is redundancy allocation problem (RAP). In this research, we worked on a RAP with repairable components and k-out-of-n sub-systems structure. The objective function was to maximize system reliability under cost and weight constraints. The aim was determining optimal com...