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An evolutionary control for a subject such as an engine installed in a vehicle is conducted by the steps of: selecting coefficients, as genes, affecting the control characteristics of the control system; creating plural control units as chromosomes, each being constituted by plural genes; expressing

An evolutionary control for a subject such as an engine installed in a vehicle is conducted by the steps of: selecting coefficients, as genes, affecting the control characteristics of the control system; creating plural control units as chromosomes, each being constituted by plural genes; expressing the genes of each chromosome as control characteristics by conducting behavioral simulation on each chromosome; selecting at least one chromosome from the created chromosomes based on the result of the behavioral simulation; and causing the at least one chromosome to evolve using a genetic algorithm, thereby obtaining control characteristics suitable for the user. In this method, the characteristics of the product can easily be adjusted after its purchase.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for adapting operation of a drive unit specifically to an individual user who manipulates output of the drive unit, said drive unit being operable by an operation signal outputted from a control unit when receiving a pre-selected signal including a signal from th

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for adapting operation of a drive unit specifically to an individual user who manipulates output of the drive unit, said drive unit being operable by an operation signal outputted from a control unit when receiving a pre-selected signal including a signal from the user, said method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a computer simulation of the drive unit, said simulation simulating drive unit operation and comprising a drive unit simulation and a control unit simulation programmed to formulate plural control modules, each outputting an operation signal for operating the drive unit when receiving a pre-selected signal including a signal from the user;(b) operating, by the user, the simulation by the steps of:(i) formulating multiple control modules under predetermined rules;(ii) inputting to the multiple control modules a pre-selected signal including a signal from the user to output from each control module an operation signal into the drive unit simulation;(iii) manipulating output of the drive unit simulation by the user;(iv) selecting at least one control module from the multiple control modules, which is adaptive to the user's manipulation pattern;(v) formulating subsequent multiple control modules based on the selected control module(s), if the selected control module is not final; and(vi) repeating steps (ii) through (v) until the drive unit simulation is operated adaptively to the user, wherein a finally selected control module is obtained;(c) saving the finally selected control module in a memory; and(d) operating, by said user, said drive unit using the control module which retrieves the finally selected module from the memory, wherein the drive unit is operated adaptively to the user.