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Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A 2004 Vol.5 No.7 P.851-860

http://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2004.0851


Swarm intelligence for mixed-variable design optimization


Author(s):  GUO Chuang-xin, HU Jia-sheng, YE Bin, CAO Yi-jia

Affiliation(s):  College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China

Corresponding email(s):   yijiacao@cee.zju.edu.cn

Key Words:  Swarm intelligence, Mixed variables, Global optimization, Engineering design optimization


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GUO Chuang-xin, HU Jia-sheng, YE Bin, CAO Yi-jia. Swarm intelligence for mixed-variable design optimization[J]. Journal of Zhejiang University Science A, 2004, 5(7): 851-860.

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Abstract: 
Many engineering optimization problems frequently encounter continuous variables and discrete variables which adds considerably to the solution complexity. Very few of the existing methods can yield a globally optimal solution when the objective functions are non-convex and non-differentiable. This paper presents a hybrid swarm intelligence approach (HSIA) for solving these nonlinear optimization problems which contain integer, discrete, zero-one and continuous variables. HSIA provides an improvement in global search reliability in a mixed-variable space and converges steadily to a good solution. An approach to handle various kinds of variables and constraints is discussed. Comparison testing of several examples of mixed-variable optimization problems in the literature showed that the proposed approach is superior to current methods for finding the best solution, in terms of both solution quality and algorithm robustness.

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