Optimal design of skeletal structures via the charged system search algorithm

被引:160
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作者
Kaveh, Ali [1 ]
Talatahari, Siamak [2 ]
机构
[1] Iran Univ Sci & Technol, Ctr Excellence Fundamental Studies Struct Engn, Tehran 16, Iran
[2] Univ Tabriz, Dept Civil Engn, Tabriz, Iran
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Heuristic optimization algorithm; Charged system search; Coulomb's law; Gauss's law; Newtonian mechanics; Optimal design of skeletal structures; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; COLONY;
D O I
10.1007/s00158-009-0462-5
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
A new meta-heuristic optimization algorithm is presented for design of skeletal structures. The algorithm is inspired by the Coulomb and Gauss's laws of electrostatics in physics, and it is called charged system search (CSS). CSS utilizes a number of charged particle (CP) which affects each other based on their fitness values and separation distances considering the governing laws of Coulomb and Gauss from electrical physics and the governing laws of motion from the Newtonian mechanics. Some truss and frame structures are optimized with the CSS algorithm. Comparison of the results of the CSS with those of other meta-heuristic algorithms shows the robustness of the new algorithm.
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页码:893 / 911
页数:19
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