An Efficient Metaheuristic Algorithm for Engineering Optimization: SOPT

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2012-06-01

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Hasançebi, Oğuzhan

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Metaheuristic algorithms are well-known optimization tools which have been employed for solving a wide range of optimization problems so far. In the present study, a simple optimization (SOPT) algorithm with two main steps; namely exploration and exploitation, is provided for practical applications. Aside from a reasonable rate of convergence attained, the ease in its implementation and dependency on few parameters only are among the advantageous characteristics of the proposed SOPT algorithm. The efficiency of the developed algorithm is investigated through engineering design optimization problems and the results are reported. The comparison of the numerical results with those of other metaheuristic techniques demonstrates the promising performance of the algorithm as a robust optimization tool for practical purposes.

Subject Keywords

Metaheuristics, Optimization algorithm, Practical optimization, Engineering design

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/79015
http://ijoce.iust.ac.ir/article-1-108-fa.pdf

Journal

International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering

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Department of Civil Engineering, Article

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O. Hasançebi, “An Efficient Metaheuristic Algorithm for Engineering Optimization: SOPT,” International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering, pp. 477–489, 2012, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/79015.