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High-Performance Parallel Implementation of Genetic Algorithm on FPGA

Matheus Torquato Orcid Logo, Marcelo A. C. Fernandes

Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, Volume: 38, Issue: 9, Pages: 4014 - 4039

Swansea University Author: Matheus Torquato Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/s00034-019-01037-w

Abstract

Genetic algorithms (GAs) are used to solve search and optimization problems in which an optimal solution can be found using an iterative process with probabilistic and non-deterministic transitions. However, depending on the problem’s nature, the time required to find a solution can be high in seque...

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Published in: Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing
ISSN: 0278-081X 1531-5878
Published: 2019
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49021
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Abstract: Genetic algorithms (GAs) are used to solve search and optimization problems in which an optimal solution can be found using an iterative process with probabilistic and non-deterministic transitions. However, depending on the problem’s nature, the time required to find a solution can be high in sequential machines due to the computational complexity of genetic algorithms. This work proposes a full-parallel implementation of a genetic algorithm on field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Optimization of the system’s processing time is the main goal of this project. Results associated with the processing time and area occupancy (on FPGA) for various population sizes are analyzed. Studies concerning the accuracy of the GA response for the optimization of two variables functions were also evaluated for the hardware implementation. However, the high-performance implementation proposed in this paper is able to work with more variable from some adjustments on hardware architecture. The results showed that the GA full-parallel implementation achieved throughput about 16 millions of generations per second and speedups between 17 and 170,000 associated with several works proposed in the literature.
Keywords: Parallel implementation, FPGA, Genetic algorithms, Reconfigurable computing
Issue: 9
Start Page: 4014
End Page: 4039

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