M Premise of gas 16gg8 ESD.77 Natural Selection is a very successful organizing principle for optimizing individuals and populations of individuals If we can mimic natural selection then we will be able to optimize more successfully A possible design of a system-as represented by its design vector x- can be considered as an individual who is fighting for survival within a larger population Only the fittest survive -Fitness is assessed via objective function J o Massachusetts Institute of Technology -Prof. de Weck and Prof Willcox Engineering Systems Division and Dept of Aeronautics and Astronautics5 © Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Prof. de Weck and Prof. Willcox Engineering Systems Division and Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics Premise of GAs Premise of GAs • Natural Selection is a very successful organizing principle for optimizing individuals and populations of individuals • If we can mimic natural selection, then we will be able to optimize more successfully • A possible design of a system – as represented by its design vector x - can be considered as an individual who is fighting for survival within a larger population. • Only the fittest survive – Fitness is assessed via objective function J