Using CPSO for the engineering optimization problems

  • Authors:
  • Ching-Long Su;Shutan Hsieh

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Information Management, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan;Department of Accounting, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

  • Venue:
  • WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to solve the optimization problems of different engineering designs by using nonlinear mixed integer programming mode. In the past, this type of engineering design optimization problem has been widely studied and discussed. They are usually solved through mathematical programming method or heuristics. However, there are more constraints and more constraints that cannot be satisfied. In solving this type of problems, we used a penalty guided cooperative particle swarm optimization to avoid the disadvantage of decreased efficiency from the increase of search spatial dimension and to raise the efficiency. In resolving some engineering design problems, the results shows that the solutions found by cooperative particle swarm optimization are equal or better than the best-known solutions from past literature. Thus, the results of this study indicate that cooperative particle swarm optimization is another effective method to find solutions to optimization problems.