Selection Method of Control Members for Adaptive Truss Structures Using Genetic Algorithms (GA).

This paper presents the selection method of control members for adaptive truss structures using genetic algorithms (GA). The adaptive truss structure can maintain its function against environmental changes. However, the design problems of adaptive truss structures have been studied under the condition that the control members are given in advance. Therefore, we cannot evaluate whether these control members are actually effective for the fulfillment of functional demands. In this paper, this problem is treated as a combinatorial optimization problem, and a GA is used as a searching method.