An optimization-based algorithm for Coulomb's frictional contact

an adapted harmony search based algorithm for facility layout optimization

this paper presents a strategy for using harmony search algorithm in facility layout optimization problems. in this paper an adapted harmony search algorithm is developed for solving facility layout optimization problems. this method finds an optimal facility arrangement in an existing layout. two real-world case studies are employed to demonstrate the efficiency of this model. a comparison is ...

Robust Trajectory Optimization Under Frictional Contact with Iterative Learning

Optimization is often difficult to apply to robots due to the presence of modeling errors, which may cause constraints to be violated during execution on a real robot. This work presents a method to optimize trajectories with large modeling errors using a combination of robust optimization and parameter learning. In particular it considers the problem of computing a dynamically-feasible traject...

An Optimization K-Modes Clustering Algorithm with Elephant Herding Optimization Algorithm for Crime Clustering

The detection and prevention of crime, in the past few decades, required several years of research and analysis. However, today, thanks to smart systems based on data mining techniques, it is possible to detect and prevent crime in a considerably less time. Classification and clustering-based smart techniques can classify and cluster the crime-related samples. The most important factor in the c...

Providing an algorithm for solving general optimization problems based on Domino theory

Optimization is a very important process in engineering. Engineers can create better production only if they make use of optimization tools in reduction of its costs including consumption time. Many of the engineering real-word problems are of course non-solvable mathematically (by mathematical programming solvers). Therefore, meta-heuristic optimization algorithms are needed to solve these pro...

An effective optimization algorithm for locally nonconvex Lipschitz functions based on mollifier subgradients