Modified firefly algorithm for multidimensional optimization in structural design problems

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 2013-2028

  Chou, Jui Sheng ^a   Ngo, Ngoc Tri ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF DANANG   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Adaptive inertia weight; Chaotic maps; Enhanced firefly algorithm; L vy flight; Nature inspired optimization; Structural engineering design

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; LYAPUNOV METHODS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADAPTIVE INERTIA; CHAOTIC MAP; ENHANCED FIREFLY ALGORITHMS; META-HEURISTIC OPTIMIZATIONS; MODIFIED FIREFLY ALGORITHMS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN PROBLEMS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 85000900084     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-016-1624-x     Document Type: Article

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