Swarm Intelligence and Bio-Inspired Computation

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Analysis of Swarm Intelligence–Based Algorithms for Constrained Optimization

M.P. Saka¹, E. Doğan² and Ibrahim Aydogdu³,    ¹Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bahrain, Isa Town, Bahrain, ²Civil Engineering Department, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey, ³Civil Engineering Department, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

2.1 Introduction

The advancement that took place in stochastic optimization techniques in recent years is beyond anyone’s imagination. Stochastic optimization methods are those that generate and use random variables as oppose to mathematical optimization. Several new stochastic optimization techniques are emerged and they are widely applied in obtaining the solution of engineering design optimization problems. ...