Title :
A penalty function approach to alternative pairwise comparisons in ISMAUT
Author :
Anandalingam, G. ; White, Chelsea C., III
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst., Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
In imprecisely specified multiattribute utility theory (ISMAUT), a pairwise comparison of two alternatives produces a bilinear inequality, composed of trade-off weights and value scores. This correspondence investigates a penalty function approach for solving the concomitant nonlinear programs that may be necessary to solve in order to determine an accurate partial order on the alternatives
Keywords :
decision theory; nonlinear programming; ISMAUT; alternative pairwise comparisons; bilinear inequality; imprecisely specified multiattribute utility theory; nonlinear programs; partial order; penalty function approach; trade-off weights; value scores; Automatic control; Decision making; Design automation; Kinematics; Manipulators; Mathematical programming; Mathematics; Niobium compounds; Polynomials; Robotics and automation;
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
