This paper is an attempt to make the discussion of parallel genetic algorithms independent from hardware issues. There have been many parallel implementations of genetic algorithms, some of them on hardware that is not even available any more. Most of these implementations have also modified the structure of the genetic algorithm for matters of efficiency, and it has been reported that these mo...

Proper arrangement of facility layout is a key issue in management that influences efficiency and the profitability of the manufacturing systems. Parallel Row Ordering Problem (PROP) is a special case of facility layout problem and consists of looking for the best location of n facilities while similar facilities (facilities which has some characteristics in common) should be arranged in a row ...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) of a reentry vehicle. In this paper, optimization of a RV based on, minimization of heat flux integral and minimization of axial force coefficient integral and maximization of static margin integral along reentry trajectory is carried out. The classic optimization methods are not applicable here due to the c...

A simple technique to reduce the execution time of genetic algorithms (GAs) is to divide the task of evaluating the population among several processors. This class of algorithms is called \global" parallel GAs because selection and mating consider the entire population. Global parallel GAs are usually implemented as master-slave programs and require constant interprocessor communication. This w...