Based on introducing two optimization algorithms, group search optimization (GSO) algorithm and particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm, a new hybrid optimization algorithm which named particle swarm-group search optimization (PS-GSO) algorithm is presented and its application to optimal structural design is analyzed. The PS-GSO is used to investigate the spatial truss structures with discr...

Seas and oceans are the most important sources of renewable energy in the world. The main purpose of this paper is to use an appropriate control strategy to improve the performance of point absorbers. In this scheme, considering the high uncertainty in the parameters of the power take-off system in different atmospheric conditions, a new improved black hole algorithm is introduced to tune fuzzy...

In this paper, the performances of the quasi-Newton BFGS algorithm, the NEWUOA derivative free optimization algorithm, the CovarianceMatrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy (CMAES), the Differential Evolution (DE) algorithm and a Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm are compared experimentally on benchmark functions reflecting important challenges encountered in real-world optimization prob...