Multi-objective Human-computer Co-operative Co-evolutionary Method Based on Non-dominated Sorting Strategy

Based on the human-computer cooperation ideas, a Human-Computer Multi-Objective Cooperative Co-Evolutionary Method (HCMCCM) is developed to solve the complex engineering layout problem, in which the multiobjective optimization idea is integrated to avoid the "flooding" phenomenon that occurs during the combination of the artificial solutions and the algorithm solutions. In the proposed HCMCCM, the artificial solutions expressed by unified encoding strings are incorporated together with the algorithms solutions to create new cooperative solutions based on the non-dominated sorting strategies. This kind of cooperation can make the artificial solutions and the algorithm solutions on an equal basis and integrate the artificial individual with the individual algorithms into a multi-objective trade-off. The numerical simulation results of the satellite layout problem show that the proposed method can combine the artificial solutions and the algorithm solutions effectively and provide a Pareto solution set for engineers to choose from.