scholarly journals Applications of the Differential Ant-Stigmergy Algorithm on Real-World Continuous Optimization Problems

10.5772/9604 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Korosec ◽  
Jurij Silc
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Continuous Optimization ◽  
Continuous Optimization Problems

scholarly journals A New Optimization Algorithm Based on Search and Rescue Operations

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Shabani ◽  
Behrouz Asgarian ◽  
Saeed Asil Gharebaghi ◽  
Miguel A. Salido ◽  
Adriana Giret
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Algorithm ◽  
Real World ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Optimization Algorithms ◽  
Continuous Optimization ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Search And Rescue ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Engineering Design Problems ◽  
Continuous Optimization Problems

In this paper, a new optimization algorithm called the search and rescue optimization algorithm (SAR) is proposed for solving single-objective continuous optimization problems. SAR is inspired by the explorations carried out by humans during search and rescue operations. The performance of SAR was evaluated on fifty-five optimization functions including a set of classic benchmark functions and a set of modern CEC 2013 benchmark functions from the literature. The obtained results were compared with twelve optimization algorithms including well-known optimization algorithms, recent variants of GA, DE, CMA-ES, and PSO, and recent metaheuristic algorithms. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for some of the comparisons, and the convergence behavior of SAR was investigated. The statistical results indicated SAR is highly competitive with the compared algorithms. Also, in order to evaluate the application of SAR on real-world optimization problems, it was applied to three engineering design problems, and the results revealed that SAR is able to find more accurate solutions with fewer function evaluations in comparison with the other existing algorithms. Thus, the proposed algorithm can be considered an efficient optimization method for real-world optimization problems.

A Study of the Continuous Optimization Problem Using a Wood Robot Controlled by a Biologically Motivated System

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Chen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Intelligent System ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Continuous Optimization ◽  
Physical Structure ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
Selection Operators ◽  
Continuous Optimization Problems

Continuous optimization plays an increasingly significant role in everyday decision-making situations. Our group had previously developed a multilevel system called the artificial neuromolecular system (ANM) that possessed structure richness allowing variation and/or selection operators to act on it in order to generate a broad range of dynamic behaviors. In this paper, we used the ANM system to control the motions of a wooden walking robot named Miky. The robot was used to investigate the ANM system's capability to deal with continuous optimization problems through self-organized learning. Evolutionary learning algorithm was used to train the system and generate appropriate control. The experimental results showed that Miky was capable of learning in a continued manner in a physical environment. A further experiment was conducted by making some changes to Miky's physical structure in order to observe the system's capability to deal with the change. Detailed analysis of the experimental results showed that Miky responded to the change by appropriately adjusting its leg movements in space and time. The results showed that the ANM system possessed continuous optimization capability in coping with the change. Our findings from the empirical experiments might provide us another dimension of information of how to design an intelligent system comparatively friendlier than the traditional systems in assisting humans to walk.

scholarly journals A Particle Swarm Based Algorithm for Functional Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (05) ◽  
pp. 7111-7118
Author(s):  
Moumita Choudhury ◽  
Saaduddin Mahmud ◽  
Md. Mosaddek Khan
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Problems ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Particle Swarm ◽  
Continuous Optimization ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Constraint Optimization ◽  
Solution Quality ◽  
Distributed Constraint Optimization ◽  
Continuous Optimization Problems ◽  
Constraint Optimization Problems

Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems (DCOPs) are a widely studied constraint handling framework. The objective of a DCOP algorithm is to optimize a global objective function that can be described as the aggregation of several distributed constraint cost functions. In a DCOP, each of these functions is defined by a set of discrete variables. However, in many applications, such as target tracking or sleep scheduling in sensor networks, continuous valued variables are more suited than the discrete ones. Considering this, Functional DCOPs (F-DCOPs) have been proposed that can explicitly model a problem containing continuous variables. Nevertheless, state-of-the-art F-DCOPs approaches experience onerous memory or computation overhead. To address this issue, we propose a new F-DCOP algorithm, namely Particle Swarm based F-DCOP (PFD), which is inspired by a meta-heuristic, Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). Although it has been successfully applied to many continuous optimization problems, the potential of PSO has not been utilized in F-DCOPs. To be exact, PFD devises a distributed method of solution construction while significantly reducing the computation and memory requirements. Moreover, we theoretically prove that PFD is an anytime algorithm. Finally, our empirical results indicate that PFD outperforms the state-of-the-art approaches in terms of solution quality and computation overhead.

scholarly journals A Dynamic Adjusting Novel Global Harmony Search for Continuous Optimization Problems

Symmetry ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chui-Yu Chiu ◽  
Po-Chou Shih ◽  
Xuechao Li
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Harmony Search ◽  
Continuous Optimization ◽  
Genetic Mutation ◽  
Dynamic Adjustment ◽  
Mutation Probability ◽  
Adjustment Strategy ◽  
Improved Harmony Search ◽  
Searching Ability ◽  
Continuous Optimization Problems

A novel global harmony search (NGHS) algorithm, as proposed in 2010, is an improved algorithm that combines the harmony search (HS), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and a genetic algorithm (GA). Moreover, the fixed parameter of mutation probability was used in the NGHS algorithm. However, appropriate parameters can enhance the searching ability of a metaheuristic algorithm, and their importance has been described in many studies. Inspired by the adjustment strategy of the improved harmony search (IHS) algorithm, a dynamic adjusting novel global harmony search (DANGHS) algorithm, which combines NGHS and dynamic adjustment strategies for genetic mutation probability, is introduced in this paper. Moreover, extensive computational experiments and comparisons are carried out for 14 benchmark continuous optimization problems. The results show that the proposed DANGHS algorithm has better performance in comparison with other HS algorithms in most problems. In addition, the proposed algorithm is more efficient than previous methods. Finally, different strategies are suitable for different situations. Among these strategies, the most interesting and exciting strategy is the periodic dynamic adjustment strategy. For a specific problem, the periodic dynamic adjustment strategy could have better performance in comparison with other decreasing or increasing strategies. These results inspire us to further investigate this kind of periodic dynamic adjustment strategy in future experiments.

scholarly journals The Importance of Transfer Function in Solving Set-Union Knapsack Problem Based on Discrete Moth Search Algorithm

Mathematics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhong Feng ◽  
Haizhong An ◽  
Xiangyun Gao
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Function ◽  
Knapsack Problem ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Continuous Optimization ◽  
Search Space ◽  
Discrete Search ◽  
Continuous Optimization Problems

Moth search (MS) algorithm, originally proposed to solve continuous optimization problems, is a novel bio-inspired metaheuristic algorithm. At present, there seems to be little concern about using MS to solve discrete optimization problems. One of the most common and efficient ways to discretize MS is to use a transfer function, which is in charge of mapping a continuous search space to a discrete search space. In this paper, twelve transfer functions divided into three families, S-shaped (named S1, S2, S3, and S4), V-shaped (named V1, V2, V3, and V4), and other shapes (named O1, O2, O3, and O4), are combined with MS, and then twelve discrete versions MS algorithms are proposed for solving set-union knapsack problem (SUKP). Three groups of fifteen SUKP instances are employed to evaluate the importance of these transfer functions. The results show that O4 is the best transfer function when combined with MS to solve SUKP. Meanwhile, the importance of the transfer function in terms of improving the quality of solutions and convergence rate is demonstrated as well.

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