his paper presents the review on image edge detection by using particle swarm optimization and gravitational search algorithm. The paper present the various works done by particle swarm optimization and gravitational search algorithm in the field of digital image processing. By observing the previous works the two optimization algorithms particle swarm optimization algorithm and gravitational s...

Economic load dispatch is a non linear optimization problem which is of great importance in power systems . While analytical methods suffer from slow conversion and curse of dimensionality particle swarm optimization can be an efficient alternative to solve large scale non linear optimization problem.A lot of advancements have been done to modify this algorithm. This paper presents an overview ...

Tayebeh Mostajabi, Javad Poshtan Abstract— A central topic of swarm intelligence is the investigation of different types of emergent collective behaviors in swarms. This article focus on the swarm intelligence applications in control and system identification. Particle swarm optimization (PSO), a novel population based stochastic optimizer with fast convergence speed and simple implementation a...

the paper studies optimization of shell-and-tube heat exchangers using the particle swarm optimization technique. a total cost function is formulated based on initial and annual operating costs of the heat exchangers. six variables – shell inside diameter, tube diameter, baffle spacing, baffle cut, number of tube passes and tube layouts (triangular or square) – are considered as the design para...

this article presents the application of two algorithms: heuristic big bang-big crunch (hbb-bc) and a heuristic particle swarm ant colony optimization (hpsaco) to discrete optimization of reinforced concrete planar frames subject to combinations of gravity and lateral loads based on aci 318-08 code. the objective function is the total cost of the frame which includes the cost of concrete, formw...

For a decade swarm Intelligence is concerned with the design of intelligent systems by taking inspiration from the collective behaviors of social insects. Swarm Intelligence is a successful paradigm for the algorithm with complex problems. This paper focuses on the procedure of most successful methods of optimization techniques inspired by Swarm Intelligence: Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) and P...

Over the past few years, swarm intelligence based optimization techniques such as ant colony optimization and particle swarm optimization have received considerable attention from engineering researchers. These algorithms have been used in the solution of various structural optimization problems where the main goal is to minimize the weight of structures while satisfying all design requirements...

This paper surveys the intersection of two fascinating and increasingly popular domains: swarm intelligence and optimization. Whereas optimization has been popular academic topic for decades, swarm intelligence is relatively new subfield of artificial intelligence which studies the emergent collective intelligence of groups of simple agents. It is based on social behavior that can be observed i...

in this paper, we proposed an algorithm for solving the problem of task scheduling using particle swarm optimization algorithm, with changes in the selection and removing the guide and also using the technique to get away from the bad, to move away from local extreme and diversity. scheduling algorithms play an important role in grid computing, parallel tasks scheduling and sending them to appr...

optimization techniques can be efficiently utilized to achieve an optimal shape for arch dams. this optimal design can consider the conditions of the economy and safety simultaneously. the main aim is to present an applicable and practical model and suggest an algorithm for optimization of concrete arch dams to enhance their seismic performance. to achieve this purpose, a preliminary optimizati...