An improved teaching-learning-based optimization algorithm for solving unconstrained optimization problems

Scientia Iranica

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 710-720

  Rao, R Venkata ^a   Patel, Vivek ^a  

^a SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Evolutionary algorithms; Improved teaching learning based optimization; Swarm intelligence based algorithms; Unconstrained benchmark functions

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SWARM INTELLIGENCE;

BENCHMARK FUNCTIONS; EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION; LINEAR AND NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; SELF-MOTIVATED LEARNING; TEACHING-LEARNING; TEACHING-LEARNING-BASED OPTIMIZATIONS; UNCONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; BENCHMARKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84883198753     PISSN: 10263098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scient.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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