Evolutionary Multiobjective Design in Automotive Development

This paper describes the use of evolutionary algorithms to solve multiobjective optimization problems arising at different stages in the automotive design process. The problems considered are black box optimization scenarios: definitions of the decision space and the design objectives are given, together with a procedure to evaluate any decision alternative with regard to the design objectives, e.g., a simulation model. However, no further information about the objective function is available. In order to provide a practical introduction to the use of multiobjective evolutionary algorithms, this article explores the three following case studies: design space exploration of road trains, parameter optimization of adaptive cruise controllers, and multiobjective system identification. In addition, selected research topics in evolutionary multiobjective optimization will be illustrated along with each case study, highlighting the practical relevance of the theoretical results through real-world application examples. The algorithms used in these studies were implemented based on the PISA (Platform and Programming Language Independent Interface for Search Algorithm) framework. Besides helping to structure the presentation of different algorithms in a coherent way, PISA also reduces the implementation effort considerabl

Роль Дж. Толкина в современной английской культуре и литературе

В статье рассматривается роль творчества Дж. Р. Р. Толкина - одного из самых известных писателей в современной культуре и литературе. Считается, что именно его произведения - классика фэнтези в мировой литературе. Выявлены особенности его книг, характерные качества, принадлежащие именно его стилю. Толкин написал достаточное количество книг, среди которых «Властелин Колец», «Хоббит», «Сильмариллион» занимают особое место как в литературе, так и в кинематографе. Автор статьи пытается проанализировать причины такой популярности среди читателей разных возрастов. The present article deals with the role of J. R. R. Tolkien, one of the most outstanding writers in modern culture and literature. It is believed that his books belong to the classics of fantasy in world literature. Specific features and peculiarities related to his own style are presented. Tolkien wrote a significant number of books among which such works as «The Lord of the Rings», «The Hobbit», «Silmarillion» occupy a special place both in literature and cinema. The author of the article makes an attempt to analyse the reasons for such high popularity among readers of different age