Central force optimisation: A new gradient-like metaheuristic for multidimensional search and optimization

International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 217-238

  Formato, Richard A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio inspired; Central force optimisation; CFO; Deterministic metaheuristic; Evolutionary algorithm; Generalised gradient; Multidimensional search; Nature inspired; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GRAVITATION; PROBES;

BIO-INSPIRED; METAHEURISTIC; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SEARCH; NATURE-INSPIRED; OPTIMISATIONS;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77953492407     PISSN: 17580366     EISSN: 17580374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBIC.2009.024721     Document Type: Article

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