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List <strong>of</strong> figures<br />

1.1: Simple FM Model ………………………………………………………………………………………... 4<br />

1.2: FM spectrum plots with increasing modulation index, adapted from Chowning (1973) ………………... 5<br />

1.3: Bessel functions <strong>of</strong> the first kind and order n ……………………………………………………………. 6<br />

2.1: The <strong>evolutionary</strong> model ………………………………………………………………………………….. 12<br />

2.2: Canonical GA pseudocode .………………………………………………………………………………. 15<br />

2.3: Multi-membered ES pseudocode ..……………………………………………………………………….. 18<br />

2.4: Two-dimensional probability isolines <strong>of</strong> (a) isotropic, (b) ellipsoidal and (c) rotated ellipsoidal<br />

mutation …………………………………………………………………………………………………..<br />

3.1: Island model ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 40<br />

3.2: Meta-ES ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 42<br />

3.3: Fine-grained architecture ………………………………………………………………………………… 43<br />

3.4: Niche identification technique …………………………………………………………………………… 46<br />

3.5: Cooperative coevolution architecture ……………………………………………………………………. 49<br />

4.1: FCES pseudocode …….………………………………………………………………………………….. 52<br />

4.2: Pseudocode for the fuzzy centroid optimisation procedure ….…………………………………………... 54<br />

4.3: Hard cluster centroid optimisation procedure ……………………………………………………………. 58<br />

4.4: Multimodal landscape and contour plot ………………………………………………………………….. 66<br />

4.5: Results from experiments with the multimodal function .….…………………………………………….. 67<br />

4.6: Langermans Function with contour plot …………………………………………………………………. 69<br />

4.7: Results from experiments with Langermann‘s function …………………………………………………. 70<br />

4.8: Maximum <strong>of</strong> two quadratics function with contour plot ………………………………………………… 72<br />

4.9: Results from experiments with Maximum <strong>of</strong> Two Quadratics function ………………………………… 73<br />

4.10: Multimodal function convergence dynamics …………………………………………………………….. 76<br />

4.11: Langermann's function convergence dynamics ………………………………………………………….. 76<br />

4.12: Maximum <strong>of</strong> Two Quadratics function convergence dynamics …………………………………………. 77<br />

4.13: Himmelblau's function landscape and contour plot ……………………………………………………… 79<br />

4.14: Mean and 95% confidence intervals for Optima and MPR results on Himmelblau's function ………….. 80<br />

4.15: Mean and 95% confidence intervals for Optima and MPR results on the multimodal function ………… 82<br />

4.16: Waves function landscape and contour plot ……………………………………………………………... 83<br />

4.17: Mean and 95% confidence intervals for Optima and MPR results on the waves function ……………… 83<br />

4.18: Two-dimentional sine function landscape and contour plot ……………………………………………... 85<br />

4.19: Mean and 95% confidence intervals for Optima and MPR results on the n-dimensional sine<br />

function …………………………………………………………………………………………………..<br />

4.20: Mean and 95% confidence intervals for Optima and Best solution results on the multimodal<br />

function …………………………………………………………………………………………………..<br />

5.1: Two population NCCEA ………………………………………………………………………………… 99<br />

5.2: NCCEA showing different linkage arrangement ………………………………………………………… 101<br />

5.3: NCCEA with common linkage …………………………………………………………………………... 102<br />

5.4: NCCEA pseudocode …..…………………………………………………………………………………. 103<br />

5.5: Mean and 95% confidence intervals for Total results on Himmelblau‘s function ……………………….. 107<br />

5.6: Best response curves for the Himmelblau function ……………………………………………………… 108<br />

5.7: Maximum fitness curve for x dimension <strong>of</strong> Himmelblau‘s function ......………………………………… 110<br />

5.8: Mean and 95% confidence intervals for Total results on Himmelblau‘s function ………………………. 111<br />

5.9: Mean and 95% confidence intervals for Optima results on the multimodal function …………………… 113<br />

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