Advances In Genetic Programming 3

The third volume in the Advances In Genetic Programming series ISBN 0-262-19423-6 488 pp. is published by MIT Press.
The editors are Lee Spector, William B. Langdon, Una-May O'Reilly and Peter J. Angeline.
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Introduction to the Third Volume. Table of contents, reference etc.

Chapter 3 animation (1.4Mb) showing evolved shapes gradually growing to meet almost exactly a target machined metal target.
Chapter 3, like others, shows a practical application of genetic programming. In this case it shows GP can provide a short description of existing fabricated objects. The description can then be incorporated into CAD tools. This eases re-engineering of the existing design, its modification and/or incorporation into larger devices.

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