Improved global convergence probability using multiple independent optimizations

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 678-702

  Schutte, J F ^a   Haftka, R T ^a   Fregly, B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence probability; Global optimization; Multiple independent optimizations

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; PROBABILITY;

MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT OPTIMIZATIONS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM;

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY;

EID: 34547747973     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1960     Document Type: Article

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