assigning a start point to a variable

I am writing a ga code in matlab using predefined functions. I want to assign a value to one of my variables as a start point, so for the first run, it uses the assigned value instead of creating its own. I will be appreciated if you can guide me how to do that.

Best Elnaz

Answer 1

[Matt J]

This section talks about how to control the initial population

http://www.mathworks.com/help/gads/genetic-algorithm-options.html#f14223

It looks like you could do it with the PopInitRange option parameter. Set lb(i)=ub(i)=yourvalue where x(i) is the variable you want to control.

[Elnaz]

Thanks Matt, it helped me a lot. I found sth in the link you posted. 'InitialPopulation',[40] should be added to ga definition in m-file.

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Elnaz