This paper presents a modified barebones particle swarm optimization OBPSO to solve constrained nonlinear optimization problems. The proposed approach OBPSO combines barebones particle swarm optimization BPSO and opposition-based learning OBL to improve the quality of solutions. A novel boundary search strategy is used to approach the boundary between the feasible and infeasible search region. ...

Feature selection is the process of removing the irrelevant features from the datasets and fuzzy clustering of microarray data are the most fascinating machine learning techniques in the real world. The main objective of this paper is selecting the independent components of the microarray data using Independent Component Analysis in order to improve the effectiveness and accuracy of the Fuzzy P...

Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) with elite PSO parameters has been developed for power flow analysis under practical constrained situations. Multiple solutions of the power flow problem are useful in voltage stability assessment of power system. A method of determination of multiple power flow solutions is presented using a hybrid of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and local search techniqu...

In light of the accuracy of particle swarm optimization-particle filter (PSO-PF) inadequate for multi-robot cooperative positioning, the paper presents population density particle swarm optimization-particle filter (PDPSO-PF), which draws cooperative coevolutionary algorithm in ecology into particle swarm optimization. By taking full account of the competitive relationship between the environme...

in this work, by using the particle swarm optimization the electron raman scattering for square double quantum wells is optimized. for this purpose, by combining the particle swarm algorithm together with the numerical solution procedures for equations, and also the perturbation theory we find the optimal structure that maximizes the electron raman scattering. application of this algorithm to t...

An improved particle swarm optimization algorithm, which combines the idea of simulated annealing algorithm and opposition-based learning strategy, is presented for NP-hard protein structure prediction based on AB model. Flying grain is used to control the neighborhood structure of particle, so particle can search the global optimum in solution space more finely. An opposition-based learning is...

in this paper, we proposed an algorithm for solving the problem of task scheduling using particle swarm optimization algorithm, with changes in the selection and removing the guide and also using the technique to get away from the bad, to move away from local extreme and diversity. scheduling algorithms play an important role in grid computing, parallel tasks scheduling and sending them to appr...

optimization techniques can be efficiently utilized to achieve an optimal shape for arch dams. this optimal design can consider the conditions of the economy and safety simultaneously. the main aim is to present an applicable and practical model and suggest an algorithm for optimization of concrete arch dams to enhance their seismic performance. to achieve this purpose, a preliminary optimizati...