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Genetic algorithms (GAs) have been fairly successful in a diverse range of optimization problems, providing an efficient and robust way for guiding a search even in a complex system and in the absence of domain knowledge. In this paper, two types of genetic algorithms, real-coded and binary-coded, are examined for function optimization and applied to the optimization of a flood control reservoir model. The results show that both genetic algorithms are more efficient and robust than the random search method, with the real-coded GA performing better in terms of efficiency and precision than the binary-coded GA.
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Chang, FJ., Chen, L. Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm for Rule-Based Flood Control Reservoir Management. Water Resources Management 12, 185–198 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007900110595
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