Optimization Algorithms

9 Particle swarm optimization

This chapter covers

• Introducing swarm intelligence
• Understanding the continuous particle swarm optimization algorithm
• Understanding binary particle swarm optimization
• Understanding permutation-based particle swarm optimization
• Adapting particle swarm optimization for a better trade-off between exploration and exploitation
• Solving continuous and discrete problems using particle swarm optimization

In the treasure-hunting mission I introduced in chapter 2, suppose you want to collaborate and share information with your friends instead of doing the treasure- hunting alone. However, you do not want to follow a competitive approach in which you only keep better-performing hunters and recruit new hunters to replace poorer-performing ...