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- Accelerating multi-objective control system design using a neuro-genetic approachPublication . Duarte, N. M.; Ruano, Antonio; Fonseca, C. M.; Fleming, P. J.Designing control systems using multiobjective genetic algorithms can lead to a substantial computational load as a result of the repeated evaluation of the multiple objectives and the population-based nature of the search. Here, a neural network approach, based on radial basis functions, is introduced to alleviate this problem by providing computationally inexpensive estimates of objective values during the search. A straightforward example demonstrates the utility of the approach.
- Automatic tuning of PID controllers using a neuro-genetic systemPublication . Ruano, Antonio; Lima, João; Azevedo, Ana Beatriz da Piedade de; Duarte, N. M.; Fleming, P. J.Neural networks and genetic algorithms have been in the past successfully applied, separately, to controller turning problems. In this paper we propose to combine its joint use, by exploiting the nonlinear mapping capabilites of neural networks to model objective functions, and to use them to supply their values to a genetic algorithm which performs on-line minimization.
- Neuro-genetic Pid autotuningPublication . Lima, João; Azevedo, Ana Beatriz da Piedade de; Duarte, N. M.; Fonseca, C. M.; Ruano, Antonio; Fleming, P. J.A new PID autotuning technique, involving neural networks and genetic algorithms is proposed. The validity of this approach is shown, through the results of several experiments. Special attention is given to the off-line training of one of the auto-tuner models, the criterion networks. Procedures used to obtain good training data are described.
- A novel technique for controller tuningPublication . Ruano, Antonio; Lima, João; Azevedo, Ana Beatriz da Piedade de; Duarte, N. M.; Fleming, P. J.Neural networks and genetic algorithms have been in the past successfully applied, separately, to controller tuning problems. In this paper we purpose to combine its joint use, by exploiting the nonlinear mapping capabilities of neural networks to model objective functions, and use them to supply their values to a genetic algorithm which performs on-line minimization. Simulation results show that this is a valid approach, offering desired properties for on-line use such as a dramatic reduction in computation time and avoiding the need of perturbing the closed-loop operation.