A heuristic particle swarm optimization method for truss structures with discrete variables

Computers and Structures

Volumn 87, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 435-443

  Li, L J ^a   Huang, Z B ^a   Liu, F ^a  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Discrete variables; Heuristic particle swarm optimization; Size optimization; Truss structures

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STEEL RESEARCH; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TRUSSES;

CONVERGENCE RATES; DISCRETE VARIABLES; HARMONY SEARCHES; HEURISTIC PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION METHODS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZER; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZER WITH PASSIVE CONGREGATIONS; SIZE OPTIMIZATION; TRUSS STRUCTURES;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

EID: 61849108173     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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