| Author: | Tsao, Chi-wai |
| Title: | Warehouse cargo space allocation helper |
| Degree: | M.Sc. |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Subject: | Cargo handling -- Data processing Genetic algorithms Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations |
| Department: | Multi-disciplinary Studies |
| Pages: | iv, 53, 46 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | In this report, I investigate the use of two genetic algorithm based heuristics to solve the bin packing problem. The intractability of this problem is a motivation for the pursuit of heuristics that produce approximate optimized solutions. The bin packing problem (BPP) belongs to the class of NP-hard problems. Given a finite set of elements E = {e1, ..., en} with associated weights W = { w1, ..., wn} such that 0 <= wi <= w*. Partition E into N subsets such that the sum of weights in each partition is at most w* and that N is the minimum. The Genetic Algorithm (GA) maintains a population of strings (chromosomes) that encode candidate solutions to a problem. These strings are the analog of chromosomes in natural evolution to solve problems and establish a optimized solution. The Grouping Genetic Algorithm (GGA) is a hybrid Genetic Algorithm specifically modified to suit the structure of grouping problems. Firstly, I will describe in details the definition for BPP. Moreover, I will use a straightforward fitness function to which a graded penalty term is added to penalize some unfeasible cases. Secondly, I will describe the presentation for encoding the BPP using genetic algorithm. Its crossover and mutation operators will also be shown. And then explain the problems for solving BPP. Next, a new presentation for encoding the BPP using grouping genetic algorithm will be introduced. Its crossover and mutation operators will be investigated and compared with classic genetic algorithm. Afterwards, I will present my program analysis, design and implementation. Finally, the experiment will be performed for analysis. I compare the results and conclude with some observations, and suggest the use of grouping genetic algorithm for bin packing problem in my application. |
| Rights: | All rights reserved |
| Access: | restricted access |
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