• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.183-199
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• 2013

Current methods of analysis of trusses depend on matrix formulations based on equilibrium equations which are in fact derived from energy principles, and compatibility conditions. Recently it has been shown that the minimum energy principle, by itself, in its pure and unmodified form, can well be exploited to analyze structures when coupled with an optimization algorithm, specifically with a meta-heuristic algorithm. The resulting technique that can be called Total Potential Optimization using Meta-heuristic Algorithms (TPO/MA) has already been applied to analyses of linear and nonlinear plane trusses successfully as coupled with simulated annealing and local search algorithms. In this study the technique is applied to both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional trusses emphasizing robustness, reliability and accuracy. The trials have shown that the technique is robust in two senses: all runs result in answers, and all answers are acceptable as to the reliability and accuracy within the prescribed limits. It has also been shown that Harmony Search presents itself as an appropriate algorithm for the purpose.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2016

In this study, the three different meta-heuristics namely the Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO), Stochastic Fractal Search (SFS), and Adaptive Differential Evolution with Optional External Archive (JADE) algorithms are examined. This study considers optimization of the planer frame to minimize its weight subjected to the strength and displacement constraints as per the American Institute of Steel and Construction - Load and Resistance Factor Design (AISC-LRFD). The GWO algorithm is associated with grey wolves' activities in the social hierarchy. The SFS algorithm works on the natural phenomenon of growth. JADE on the other hand is a powerful self-adaptive version of a differential evolution algorithm. A one-bay ten-story planar steel frame problem is examined in the present work to investigate the design ability of the proposed algorithms. The frame design is produced by optimizing the W-shaped cross sections of beam and column members as per AISC-LRFD standard steel sections. The results of the algorithms are compared. In addition, these results are also mapped with other state-of-art algorithms.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.940-947
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• 2022

Meta-heuristic algorithms have found their place in optimization problems. Henry gas solubility optimization (HGSO) is one of the newest population-based algorithms. This algorithm is inspired by Henry's law of physics. To evaluate the performance of a new algorithm, it must be used in various problems. On the other hand, the optimization of the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) gains for load-following of a nuclear power plant (NPP) is a good challenge to assess the performance of HGSO. Accordingly, the power control of a pressurized water reactor (PWR) is targeted, based on the point kinetics model with six groups of delayed-neutron precursors. In any optimization problem based on meta-heuristic algorithms, an efficient objective function is required. Therefore, the integral of the time-weighted square error (ITSE) performance index is utilized as the objective (cost) function of HGSO, which is constrained by a stability criterion in steady-state operations. A Lyapunov approach guarantees this stability. The results show that this method provides superior results compared to an empirically tuned PID controller with the least error. It also achieves good accuracy compared to an established GA-tuned PID controller.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.401-406
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• 2011

복잡해진 최적화문제를 전통적인 방법보다 효율적으로 해결하기위해 유전알고리즘이나 개미군집화, 하모니서치알고리즘과 같은 다양한 메타휴리스틱이 개발되었다. 그 중에서 하모니 서치알고리즘이 다른 메타휴리스틱알고리즘보다 좋은 결과를 보이고 있다. 하모니 서치 알고리즘은 음악을 작곡할 때 아름다운 소리를 내는 하모니를 찾는 과정을 모방했다. 성능은 하모니 메모리에서 선택하는 비율인 HMCR값과 하모니 메모리에서 선택된 값의 조정 비율을 결정하는 PAR값에 따라 달라지는 것으로 알려져 있다. 다르게 말하면 두 변수의 기반이 되는 하모니 메모리의 사용방법의 문제로 볼 수 있다. 본 논문은 설정한 기간 동안 더 좋은 최적해를 찾지 못할 경우 하모니 메모리의 일부를 좋은 하모니로 구성되게 수정하는 방법을 제안했다. 테스트 함수를 이용한 검증 실험결과에서 하모니 메모리를 수정할 경우 정확도 변화가 적어 신뢰성 있는 정확도를 보였으며, Iteration이 짧더라도 최적값에 근접한 값을 찾았다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.117-126
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 안경의 광학적 특성에서 고안된 새로운 메타휴리스틱 최적화 알고리즘인 Vision Correction Algorithm(VCA)을 개발하였다. VCA는 안경광학분야에서 수행되는 검안과 교정과정을 최적해 탐색 과정에 적용한 기법으로 근시/원시교정-밝기조정-압축시행-난시교정의 과정을 거쳐 최적화를 수행하게 된다. 제안된 VCA는 기존의 메타휴리스틱 알고리즘과 달리 현재까지 축적된 최적화 결과를 기반으로 전역탐색과 국지탐색 적용 확률, 그리고 전역탐색의 방향이 자동적으로 조정 된다. 제안된 방법을 대표적인 최적화 문제(수학 및 공학 분야)에 적용하고, 그 결과를 기존 알고리즘들과 비교하여 제시하였다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.1417-1426
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• 2017

Power system analysis, Non-Convex Economic Dispatch (NED) is considered as an open and demanding optimization problem. Despite the fact that realistic ED problems have non-convex cost functions with equality and inequality constraints, conventional search methods have not been able to effectively find the global answers. Considering the great potential of meta-heuristic optimization techniques, many researchers have started applying these techniques in order to solve NED problems. In this paper, a new and efficient approach is proposed based on imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA). The proposed algorithm which is named multi-operator ICA (MuICA) merges three operators with the original ICA in order to simultaneously avoid the premature convergence and achieve the global optimum answer. In this study, the proposed algorithm has been applied to different test systems and the results have been compared with other optimization methods, tending to study the performance of the MuICA. Simulation results are the confirmation of superior performance of MuICA in solving NED problems.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.607-618
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• 2017

In this research, a newly developed nature-inspired optimization method, the Lion Pride Optimization algorithm (LPOA), is utilized for optimal design of composite steel box girder bridges. A composite box girder bridge is one of the common types of bridges used for medium spans due to their economic, aesthetic, and structural benefits. The aim of the present optimization procedure is to provide a feasible set of design variables in order to minimize the weight of the steel trapezoidal box girders. The solution space is delimited by different types of design constraints specified by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Additionally, the optimal solution obtained by LPOA is compared to the results of other well-established meta-heuristic algorithms, namely Gray Wolf Optimization (GWO), Ant Lion Optimizer (ALO) and the results of former researches. By this comparison the capability of the LPOA in optimal design of composite steel box girder bridges is demonstrated.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제10권9호
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• pp.107-116
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• 2010

시설물 입지 선정 문제(FLP)는 전통적인 최적화 문제중에 하나이다. FLP에 공급제약과 하나의 고객은 하나의 시설물에서만 제품을 공급받을 수 있다는 제약을 추가하면 단일 시설물 공급제약을 가지는 시설물 위치 설정 문제(SSFLP)가 된다. SSFLP는 NP-hard 문제로 알려져 있으며 진화 알고리즘과 같은 휴리스틱 알고리즘을 사용하여 해결하는 것이 일반적이다. 본 논문에서는 SSFLP를 위한 효율적인 진화 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안하는 알고리즘은 적응형 링크 조절 진화 알고리즘과 3가지 휴리스틱 해 개선 방법을 조합하여 고안되었다. 제안하는 알고리즘을 벤치마크 문제에 적용하여 다른 알고리즘과 성능을 비교분석해 본 결과, 제안하는 알고리즘은 중간 크기의 문제에서 대부분 최적해를 찾았으며 큰 문제에서도 안정된 결과를 보여주었다.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.142-148
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• 2008

Facility Layout Planning is concerned with how to arrange facilities necessary for production in a given space. Its objective is often to minimize the total sum of all material flows multiplied by the distance among facilities. FLP belongs to NP complete problem; i.e., the number of possible layout solutions increases with the increase of the number of facilities. Thus, meta heuristics such as Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Simulated Annealing have been investigated to solve the FLP problems. However, one of the biggest problems which lie in the existing meta heuristics including GA is hard to find an appropriate combinations of parameters which result in optimal solutions for the specific problem. The Ant System algorithm with elitist and ranking strategies is used to solve the FLP problem as an another good alternative. Experimental results show that the AS algorithm is able to produce the same level of solution quality with less sensitive parameters selection comparing to the ones obtained by applying other existing meta heuristic algorithms.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.447-456
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• 2007

The ant colony optimization (ACO) is a probabilistic Meta-heuristic algorithm which has been developed in recent years. Originally ACO was used for solving the well-known Traveling Salesperson Problem. More recently, ACO has been used to solve many difficult problems. In this paper, we develop an ant colony optimization method to solve the maximum independent set problem, which is known to be NP-hard. In this paper, we suggest a new method for local information of ACO. Parameters of the ACO algorithm are tuned by evolutionary operations which have been used in forecasting and time series analysis. To show the performance of the ACO algorithm, the set of instances from discrete mathematics and computer science (DIMACS)benchmark graphs are tested, and computational results are compared with a previously developed ACO algorithm and other heuristic algorithms.