<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Since canonical PSO method has many disadvantages which do not allow to effectively reach the global minima of various functions it needs to be improved. The article refers to a novel Multi-Epoch Particle Swarm Optimization (ME-PSO) technique which has been developed by authors. ME-PSO algorithm is based on reinitializing of the stagnant swarm with low exploration efficiency. This approach provides a high rate of global best changing. As a result ME-PSO has great possibility of finding good local (or even global) optimum and does not trap in bad local optimum. In order to prove the advantages of the ME-PSO technique numerical experiments have been carried out with ten uni- and multimodal benchmark functions. Analysis of the obtained results convincingly showed significant superiority of ME-PSO over PSO and IA-PSO algorithms. It has been set that canonical PSO is a special case of ME-PSO.</p></abstract>

Since canonical PSO method has many disadvantages which do not allow to effectively reach the global minima of various functions it needs to be improved. The article refers to a novel Multi-Epoch Particle Swarm Optimization (ME-PSO) technique which has been developed by authors. ME-PSO algorithm is based on reinitializing of the stagnant swarm with low exploration efficiency. This approach provides a high rate of global best changing. As a result ME-PSO has great possibility of finding good local (or even global) optimum and does not trap in bad local optimum. In order to prove the advantages of the ME-PSO technique numerical experiments have been carried out with ten uni- and multimodal benchmark functions. Analysis of the obtained results convincingly showed significant superiority of ME-PSO over PSO and IA-PSO algorithms. It has been set that canonical PSO is a special case of ME-PSO.

A Novel Multi-Epoch Particle Swarm Optimization Technique

Department of Machines and Equipment Design

National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Cybernetics and Information Technologies

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Since canonical PSO method has many disadvantages which do not allow to effectively reach the global minima of various functions it needs to be improved. The...

A Novel Multi-Epoch Particle Swarm Optimization Technique

Published Online: Sep 19, 2018

Page range: 62 - 74

Received: Jun 22, 2018

Accepted: Aug 17, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2018-0039

Keywords
Particle swarm optimization, multi-epoch technique, Benchmark functions, convergence

© 2018 Romasevych Yuriy et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Novel Multi-Epoch Particle Swarm Optimization Technique

Published Online: Sep 19, 2018

Page range: 62 - 74

Received: Jun 22, 2018

Accepted: Aug 17, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2018-0039

KeywordsParticle swarm optimization, multi-epoch technique, Benchmark functions, convergence

© 2018 Romasevych Yuriy et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Particle swarm optimization, multi-epoch technique, Benchmark functions, convergence