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A Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Multimodal Optimization
Joint Authors
Cuevas, Erik
Reyna-Orta, Adolfo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-20, 20 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Interest in multimodal optimization is expanding rapidly, since many practical engineering problems demand the localization of multiple optima within a search space.
On the other hand, the cuckoo search (CS) algorithm is a simple and effective global optimization algorithm which can not be directly applied to solve multimodal optimization problems.
This paper proposes a new multimodal optimization algorithm called the multimodal cuckoo search (MCS).
Under MCS, the original CS is enhanced with multimodal capacities by means of (1) the incorporation of a memory mechanism to efficiently register potential local optima according to their fitness value and the distance to other potential solutions, (2) the modification of the original CS individual selection strategy to accelerate the detection process of new local minima, and (3) the inclusion of a depuration procedure to cyclically eliminate duplicated memory elements.
The performance of the proposed approach is compared to several state-of-the-art multimodal optimization algorithms considering a benchmark suite of fourteen multimodal problems.
Experimental results indicate that the proposed strategy is capable of providing better and even a more consistent performance over existing well-known multimodal algorithms for the majority of test problems yet avoiding any serious computational deterioration.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cuevas, Erik& Reyna-Orta, Adolfo. 2014. A Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Multimodal Optimization. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049851
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cuevas, Erik& Reyna-Orta, Adolfo. A Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Multimodal Optimization. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049851
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cuevas, Erik& Reyna-Orta, Adolfo. A Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Multimodal Optimization. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049851
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049851