function [bits]=calcbits(bounds,precision)% function [bits]=calcbits(bounds,precision)%% Determine the number of bits to represent a float number to the precision% provided.%% bits      - the number of bits required per variable% bounds    - the bounds on the variables% precision - the least difference to distinguish two numbers% Binary and Real-Valued Simulation Evolution for Matlab % Copyright (C) 1996 C.R. Houck, J.A. Joines, M.G. Kay %% C.R. Houck, J.Joines, and M.Kay. A genetic algorithm for function% optimization: A Matlab implementation. ACM Transactions on Mathmatical% Software, Submitted 1996.%% This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by% the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)% any later version.%% This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the% GNU General Public License for more details. A copy of the GNU % General Public License can be obtained from the % Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.bits=ceil(log2((bounds(:,2)-bounds(:,1))' ./ precision));% bits=ceil(log( (bounds(:,2)-bounds(:,1))' .* 10.^precision+1) ./ log(2));