A Review of Particle Swarm Optimization

This paper presents an overview of the research progress in Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) during 1995–2017. Fifty two papers have been reviewed. They have been categorized into nine categories based on various aspects. This technique has attracted many researchers because of its simplicity which led to many improvements and modifications of the basic PSO. Some researchers carried out the hybridization of PSO with other evolutionary techniques. This paper discusses the progress of PSO, its improvements, modifications and applications. © 2018, The Institution of Engineers (India).