& Conclusions-A problem specific genetic algorithm (GA) is developed and demonstrated to analyze series-parallel systems and to determine the optimal design configuration when there are multiple component choices available for each of several k-out-of-n:G subsystems. The problem is to select components and levels of redundancy to optimize some objective function given system level constraints o...

Abstract This paper is concerned with the optimal number of redundant allocation to n -component coherent systems consisting heterogeneous dependent components. We assume that system built up L groups different components, $L\geq 1$ , where there are $n_i$ components in group i and $\sum_{i=1}^{L}n_i=n$ . The problem interest allocate $v_i$ active each component type $i=1,\dots, L$ To get value...

This paper presents an optimal integrated instrumentation sensor network design methodology for complex nonlinear chemical process plants using a Combinatorial Particle Swarm Optimiazation (CPSO) engine. No comprehensive sensor network design approach has been addressed yet in the literature to simultaneously incorporate cost, precision and reliability requirements for nonlinear plant...