<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Particle Swarm Optimization is an evolutionary optimization algorithm, largely studied during the years: analysis of convergence, determination of the optimal coefficients, hybridization of the original algorithm and also the determination of the best relationship structure between the swarm elements (topology) have been investigated largely. Unfortunately, all these studies have been produced separately, and the same coefficients, derived for the original topology of the algorithm, have been always applied. The intent of this paper is to identify the best set of coefficients for different topological structures. A large suite of objective functions are considered and the best compromise coefficients are identified for each topology. Results are finally compared on the base of a practical ship design application.</p></abstract>

Particle Swarm Optimization is an evolutionary optimization algorithm, largely studied during the years: analysis of convergence, determination of the optimal coefficients, hybridization of the original algorithm and also the determination of the best relationship structure between the swarm elements (topology) have been investigated largely. Unfortunately, all these studies have been produced separately, and the same coefficients, derived for the original topology of the algorithm, have been always applied. The intent of this paper is to identify the best set of coefficients for different topological structures. A large suite of objective functions are considered and the best compromise coefficients are identified for each topology. Results are finally compared on the base of a practical ship design application.

Effect of parameter selection on different topological structures for Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm

CNR-IAC – National Research Council - Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo “Mauro Picone”

Communications in Applied and Industrial Mathematics

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Particle Swarm Optimization is an evolutionary optimization algorithm, largely studied during the years: analysis of convergence, determination of the optimal...

Effect of parameter selection on different topological structures for Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm

Published Online: Nov 18, 2019

Page range: 199 - 207

Received: Mar 05, 2019

Accepted: Oct 21, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/caim-2019-0021

Keywords
Optimization, Heuristic methods, Evolutionary computation, Particle Swarm Optimization

© 2019 Daniele Peri, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Effect of parameter selection on different topological structures for Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm

Published Online: Nov 18, 2019

Page range: 199 - 207

Received: Mar 05, 2019

Accepted: Oct 21, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/caim-2019-0021

KeywordsOptimization, Heuristic methods, Evolutionary computation, Particle Swarm Optimization

© 2019 Daniele Peri, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Optimization, Heuristic methods, Evolutionary computation, Particle Swarm Optimization