[adamcrow64]

I used a genetic algorithm back in 1993 to calibrate a commercial 3D freight laser scanner. The problem we had was that the triangulation equations for the laser angle, camera pixel map, and distance between the camera and the laser axis were very difficult to solve using standard equation solving. In the end we created a calibration 'box' that we scanned. Without ANY hints our genetic algorithm found an optimal calibration set within 45 generations. Fantastic!