Solving Constrained Optimization Problems by an Improved Particle Swarm Optimization

Abstract

Constrained optimization problems compose a large part of real-world applications. More and more attentions have gradually been paid to solve this kind of problems. An improved particle swarm optimization (IPSO) algorithm based on feasibility rules is presented in this paper to solve constrained optimization problems. The average velocity of the swarm and the best history position in the particle's neighborhood are introduced as two turbulence factors, which are considered to influence the fly directions of particles, into the algorithm so as not to converge prematurely. The performance of IPSO algorithm is tested on 13 well-known benchmark functions. The experimental results show that the proposed IPSO algorithm is simple, effective and highly competitive.