Bat algorithm: A novel approach for global engineering optimization

Engineering Computations (Swansea, Wales)

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 464-483

  Yang, Xin She ^a   Gandomi, Amir Hossein ^b  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b TAFRESH UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bat algorithm; Engineering optimization; Iterative methods; Metaheuristic algorithm; Optimization techniques; Programming and algorithm theory

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION; ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; META HEURISTIC ALGORITHM; METAHEURISTIC OPTIMIZATION; NATURE-INSPIRED ALGORITHMS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMIZATION TASK; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PROGRAMMING AND ALGORITHM THEORY;

ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84863857333     PISSN: 02644401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02644401211235834     Document Type: Article

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