Some civil engineering-based infrastructures are planned for the Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system based on their importance. Identifiction and detecting damage automatically at the right time are one of the major objectives this system faces. One of the methods to meet this objective is model updating whit use of optimization algorithms in structures.This paper is aimed to evaluate the...

Metaheuristic algorithms are used to solve NP-hard optimization problems. These algorithms have two main components, i.e. exploration and exploitation, and try to strike a balance between exploration and exploitation to achieve the best possible near-optimal solution. The bat algorithm is one of the metaheuristic algorithms with poor exploration and exploitation. In this paper, exploration and ...

This research proposed an application of swarm inspired new meta heuristic algorithm Grey Wolf Optimization to solve active power dispatch problem imposing valve point effect and generator constraints. Grey Wolf optimization is based on mathematical approach whose solution convergence inspired by the leadership hierarchy and hunting mechanism of grey wolves. It explores search space as a multi-...

This paper addresses a problem of a continuous path planning of a redundant manipulator where an end-effector needs to follow a desired path. Based on a geometrical analysis, feasible postures of a self-motion are mapped into an interval so that there will be an angle domain boundary and a redundancy resolution to track the desired path lies within this boundary. To choose a best solution among...