Affiliations: [a] Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy | [b] Inst. of Mechatronics and Information Systems, Ƚódź University of Technology, Ƚódź, Poland
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author: Maria Evelina Mognaschi, Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, via Ferrata, 5, 27100 Pavia, Italy. Tel.: +39 0382 985785; Fax: +39 0382422583; E-mail:eve.mognaschi@unipv.it
Abstract: The paper deals with a multi-objective optimization method
inspired by island biogeography. Specifically, a non-linear model of
migration is proposed: a sinusoidal law rules both immigration and
emigration curves in order to match the natural behaviour which is observed
in a natural habitat. The optimal shape design of an electrostatic
micromotor, which is a benchmark in MEMS design, is considered as the case
study.
