Novel benchmark functions for continuous multimodal optimization with comparative results

Multi-modal optimization is concerned with locating multiple optima in one single run. Finding multiple solutions to a multi-modal optimization problem is especially useful in engineering, as the best solution may not always be the best realizable due to various practical constraints. To compare the...

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Published in:Swarm and evolutionary computation 2016-02, Vol.26, p.23-34
Main Authors: Qu, B.Y., Liang, J.J., Wang, Z.Y., Chen, Q., Suganthan, P.N.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Benchmark problems
Multimodal optimization
Niching
Numerical optimization
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Summary:Multi-modal optimization is concerned with locating multiple optima in one single run. Finding multiple solutions to a multi-modal optimization problem is especially useful in engineering, as the best solution may not always be the best realizable due to various practical constraints. To compare the performances of multi-modal optimization algorithms, multi-modal benchmark problems are always required. In this paper, 15 novel scalable multi-modal and real parameter benchmark problems are proposed. Among these 15 problems, 8 are extended simple functions while the rest are composition functions. These functions coordinate rotation and shift operations to create linkage among different dimensions and to place the optima at different locations, respectively. Four typical niching algorithms are used to solve the proposed problems. As shown by the experimental results, the proposed problems are challenging to these four recent algorithms.
ISSN:2210-6502
DOI:10.1016/j.swevo.2015.07.003