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An Algorithm for Global Optimization Inspired by Collective Animal Behavior
Joint Authors
Zaldivar, Daniel
Cuevas, Erik
García, Guillermo
Pérez-Cisneros, Marco
González, Mauricio
Source
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-24, 24 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
24
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A metaheuristic algorithm for global optimization called the collective animal behavior (CAB) is introduced.
Animal groups, such as schools of fish, flocks of birds, swarms of locusts, and herds of wildebeest, exhibit a variety of behaviors including swarming about a food source, milling around a central locations, or migrating over large distances in aligned groups.
These collective behaviors are often advantageous to groups, allowing them to increase their harvesting efficiency, to follow better migration routes, to improve their aerodynamic, and to avoid predation.
In the proposed algorithm, the searcher agents emulate a group of animals which interact with each other based on the biological laws of collective motion.
The proposed method has been compared to other well-known optimization algorithms.
The results show good performance of the proposed method when searching for a global optimum of several benchmark functions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cuevas, Erik& González, Mauricio& Zaldivar, Daniel& Pérez-Cisneros, Marco& García, Guillermo. 2012. An Algorithm for Global Optimization Inspired by Collective Animal Behavior. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-24.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cuevas, Erik…[et al.]. An Algorithm for Global Optimization Inspired by Collective Animal Behavior. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-24.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Cuevas, Erik& González, Mauricio& Zaldivar, Daniel& Pérez-Cisneros, Marco& García, Guillermo. An Algorithm for Global Optimization Inspired by Collective Animal Behavior. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-24.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487230
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-487230