| Article ID: | iaor20042832 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 64 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| Start Page Number: | 2000 |
| End Page Number: | 2002 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2003 |
| Journal: | Automation and Remote Control |
| Authors: | Pustovit B.I. |
The structural optimization of a large system designed from several types of base subsystems is studied. The linear cost functional of the system satisfying the operation quality requirements with a guaranteed probability is shown to be minimal for a system designed mostly from base subsystems of a single type. This result greatly aids in solving the integer optimization problem and yields the first approximation for the solution of the dual problem.