Population Size
A population represents a set of the optimization variables as nominal and stochastic design parameters (individuals). The population size is the number of the sets of design parameters at each optimization step a a generation. It characterizes the number of simulation runs in an optimization step. For each set of optimization variables, a simulation run must be executed.
Crossover Rate [0..1]
It is a probability to crossover (recombination) for 3 individuals selected from the population. Thre is no individual being crossover at 0 and all individuals of the population will be pairwise recombinate at 1. Typically setting is 0.9
Differential Weight [0..2]
It is a weight between different corss over parameters. Typically setting is 0.8
User-Defined Parameter
If this option is selected, user can define and import the start parameter for the parent population.
Data
The option is visible if the "User Defined Parameter" is selected. Here, user can define and import the start parameter for the parent population.