MATLAB: Real Coded Genetic Algorithm

Question

What controls to using the real encoding in genetic algorithm

– the variables which using in the problem

– or the initial population

Or there are other reasons.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I'm sorry, but I do not understand your question. The default data type in ga is real doubles. You can use a custom data type, but then you have to handle all population generation, mutation, crossover, scoring, and constraints yourself. See this example using a custom data type. Or you can use mixed-integer optimization using a specific construct, the IntCon argument.

Alan Weiss

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