scholarly journals Optimal source localization problem based on TOA measurements

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-176
Author(s):  
Maja Rosic ◽  
Mirjana Simic ◽  
Predrag Pejovic ◽  
Milan Bjelica
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Nonlinear Least Squares ◽  
Global Optimum ◽  
Time Of Arrival ◽  
Newton Raphson ◽  
Optimum Solution

Determining an optimal emitting source location based on the time of arrival (TOA) measurements is one of the important problems in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). The nonlinear least-squares (NLS) estimation technique is employed to obtain the location of an emitting source. This optimization problem has been formulated by the minimization of the sum of squared residuals between estimated and measured data as the objective function. This paper presents a hybridization of Genetic Algorithm (GA) for the determination of the global optimum solution with the local search Newton-Raphson (NR) method. The corresponding Cramer-Rao lower bound (CRLB) on the localization errors is derived, which gives a lower bound on the variance of any unbiased estimator. Simulation results under different signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) conditions show that the proposed hybrid Genetic Algorithm-Newton-Raphson (GA-NR) improves the accuracy and efficiency of the optimal solution compared to the regular GA.

scholarly journals Penerapan Metode Hybrid Genetic Algorithm (GA) dan Pattern Search (PS) untuk Penjadwalan Mata Kuliah Universitas

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-212
Author(s):  
Fani Puspitasari ◽  
Parwadi Moengin
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Pattern Search ◽  
Local Optimum ◽  
Scheduling Problems ◽  
Course Scheduling ◽  
Fitness Value ◽  
Optimum Solution ◽  
University Course

The problem of university course scheduling is a complicated job to do because of the many constraints that must be considered, such as the number of courses, the number of rooms available, the number of students, lecturer preferences, and time slots. The more courses that will be scheduled, the scheduling problem becomes more complex to solve. Therefore, it is necessary to set an automatic course schedule based on optimization method. The aim of this research is to gain an optimal solution in the form of schedule in order to decrease the number of clashed courses, optimize room utilization and consider the preferences of lecturer-course. In this research, a hybridization method of Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Pattern Search (PS) is investigated for solving university course scheduling problems. The main algorithm is GA to find the global optimum solution, while the PS algorithm is used to find the local optimum solution that is difficult to obtain by the GA method. The simulation results with 93 courses show that the Hybrid GA-PS method works better than does the GA method without hybrid, as evidenced by the better fitness value of the hybrid GA-PS method which is -3528.62 and 99.24% of the solutions achieved. While the GA method without hybrid is only able to reach a solution of around 65% and has an average fitness value of -3100.76.

A Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for Mixed-Discrete Design Optimization

2004 ◽  
Vol 127 (6) ◽  
pp. 1100-1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Singiresu S. Rao ◽  
Ying Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Design Optimization ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Random Search ◽  
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Global Optimum ◽  
Feasible Region ◽  
Search Methods ◽  
Nonlinear Design ◽  
Optimum Solution

A new hybrid genetic algorithm is presented for the solution of mixed-discrete nonlinear design optimization. In this approach, the genetic algorithm (GA) is used mainly to determine the optimal feasible region that contains the global optimum point, and the hybrid negative subgradient method integrated with discrete one-dimensional search is subsequently used to replace the GA to find the final optimum solution. The hybrid genetic algorithm, combining the advantages of random search and deterministic search methods, can improve the convergence speed and computational efficiency compared with some other GAs or random search methods. Several practical examples of mechanical design are tested using the computer program developed. The numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed approach.

scholarly journals An Improved Hybrid Genetic Algorithm with a New Local Search Procedure

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Wan ◽  
Jeffrey B. Birch
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Local Search ◽  
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Global Optimum ◽  
Good Choice ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Learning Procedure ◽  
Local Search Procedure ◽  
Important Challenge

One important challenge of a hybrid genetic algorithm (HGA) (also called memetic algorithm) is the tradeoff between global and local searching (LS) as it is the case that the cost of an LS can be rather high. This paper proposes a novel, simplified, and efficient HGA with a new individual learning procedure that performs a LS only when the best offspring (solution) in the offspring population is also the best in the current parent population. Additionally, a new LS method is developed based on a three-directional search (TD), which is derivative-free and self-adaptive. The new HGA with two different LS methods (the TD and Neld-Mead simplex) is compared with a traditional HGA. Four benchmark functions are employed to illustrate the improvement of the proposed method with the new learning procedure. The results show that the new HGA greatly reduces the number of function evaluations and converges much faster to the global optimum than a traditional HGA. The TD local search method is a good choice in helping to locate a global “mountain” (or “valley”) but may not perform the Nelder-Mead method in the final fine tuning toward the optimal solution.

Applying Genetic Algorithm to Resource Constrained Multi-Project Scheduling Problems

2009 ◽  
Vol 419-420 ◽  
pp. 633-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Chen ◽  
Wun Hao Jaong ◽  
Cheng Ju Sun ◽  
Hung Yu Lee ◽  
Jenn Sheng Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Project Scheduling ◽  
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Total Tardiness ◽  
Scheduling Problems ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Resource Constrained ◽  
Multiple Resources ◽  
Practical Constraints

Resource-constrained multi-project scheduling problems (RCMPSP) consider precedence relationship among activities and the capacity constraints of multiple resources for multiple projects. RCMPSP are NP-hard due to these practical constraints indicating an exponential calculation time to reach optimal solution. In order to improve the speed and the performance of problem solving, heuristic approaches are widely applied to solve RCMPSP. This research proposes Hybrid Genetic Algorithm (HGA) and heuristic approach to solve RCMPSP with an objective to minimize the total tardiness. HGA is compared with three typical heuristics for RCMPSP: Maximum Total Work Content, Earliest Due Date, and Minimum Slack. Two typical RCMPSP from literature are used as a test bed for performance evaluation. The results demonstrate that HGA outperforms the three heuristic methods in term of the total tardiness.

scholarly journals Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Simulated Annealing for Function Optimization

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tirana Noor Fatyanosa ◽  
Andreas Nugroho Sihananto ◽  
Gusti Ahmad Fanshuri Alfarisy ◽  
M Shochibul Burhan ◽  
Wayan Firdaus Mahmudy
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Simulated Annealing ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Linear Optimization ◽  
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Function Optimization ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Linear Problems

The optimization problems on real-world usually have non-linear characteristics. Solving non-linear problems is time-consuming, thus heuristic approaches usually are being used to speed up the solution’s searching. Among of the heuristic-based algorithms, Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Simulated Annealing (SA) are two among most popular. The GA is powerful to get a nearly optimal solution on the broad searching area while SA is useful to looking for a solution in the narrow searching area. This study is comparing performance between GA, SA, and three types of Hybrid GA-SA to solve some non-linear optimization cases. The study shows that Hybrid GA-SA can enhance GA and SA to provide a better result

Hookes-Jeeves-Based Variant of Memetic Algorithm

2016 ◽  
pp. 450-475
Author(s):  
Dipti Singh ◽  
Kusum Deep
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithms ◽  
Memetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Memetic Algorithms ◽  
Global Optimum ◽  
Benchmark Problems ◽  
New Variant ◽  
Optimum Solution ◽  
Global Optimum Solution

Due to their wide applicability and easy implementation, Genetic algorithms (GAs) are preferred to solve many optimization problems over other techniques. When a local search (LS) has been included in Genetic algorithms, it is known as Memetic algorithms. In this chapter, a new variant of single-meme Memetic Algorithm is proposed to improve the efficiency of GA. Though GAs are efficient at finding the global optimum solution of nonlinear optimization problems but usually converge slow and sometimes arrive at premature convergence. On the other hand, LS algorithms are fast but are poor global searchers. To exploit the good qualities of both techniques, they are combined in a way that maximum benefits of both the approaches are reaped. It lets the population of individuals evolve using GA and then applies LS to get the optimal solution. To validate our claims, it is tested on five benchmark problems of dimension 10, 30 and 50 and a comparison between GA and MA has been made.

Artificial Life Optimization Algorithm and Applications

2011 ◽  
pp. 423-449
Author(s):  
Bo-Suk Yang
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimization Algorithm ◽  
Artificial Life ◽  
Optimization Problem ◽  
Global Optimum ◽  
Function Optimization ◽  
Global Function ◽  
Test Function ◽  
Optimum Solution ◽  
Artificial World

This chapter describes a hybrid artificial life optimization algorithm (ALRT) based on emergent colonization to compute the solutions of global function optimization problem. In the ALRT, the emergent colony is a fundamental mechanism to search the optimum solution and can be accomplished through the metabolism, movement and reproduction among artificial organisms which appear at the optimum locations in the artificial world. In this case, the optimum locations mean the optimum solutions in the optimization problem. Hence, the ALRT focuses on the searching for the optimum solution in the location of emergent colonies and can achieve more accurate global optimum. The optimization results using different types of test functions are presented to demonstrate the described approach successfully achieves optimum performance. The algorithm is also applied to the test function optimization and optimum design of short journal bearing as a practical application. The optimized results are compared with those of genetic algorithm and successive quadratic programming to identify the optimizing ability.

scholarly journals A novel pseudoderivative-based mutation operator for real-coded adaptive genetic algorithms

F1000Research ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Maxinder S Kanwal ◽  
Avinash S Ramesh ◽  
Lauren A Huang
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Genetic Algorithms ◽  
Mutation Rate ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Global Optimum ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Adaptive Mutation ◽  
Local Optima ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Successive Generations

Recent development of large databases, especially those in genetics and proteomics, is pushing the development of novel computational algorithms that implement rapid and accurate search strategies. One successful approach has been to use artificial intelligence and methods, including pattern recognition (e.g. neural networks) and optimization techniques (e.g. genetic algorithms). The focus of this paper is on optimizing the design of genetic algorithms by using an adaptive mutation rate that is derived from comparing the fitness values of successive generations. We propose a novel pseudoderivative-based mutation rate operator designed to allow a genetic algorithm to escape local optima and successfully continue to the global optimum. Once proven successful, this algorithm can be implemented to solve real problems in neurology and bioinformatics. As a first step towards this goal, we tested our algorithm on two 3-dimensional surfaces with multiple local optima, but only one global optimum, as well as on the N-queens problem, an applied problem in which the function that maps the curve is implicit. For all tests, the adaptive mutation rate allowed the genetic algorithm to find the global optimal solution, performing significantly better than other search methods, including genetic algorithms that implement fixed mutation rates.

scholarly journals Optimal Solution for VLSI Physical Design Automation Using Hybrid Genetic Algorithm

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Hameem Shanavas ◽  
R. K. Gnanamurthy
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Evolutionary Algorithm ◽  
Design Automation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Physical Design ◽  
Silicon Area ◽  
Vlsi Physical Design

In Optimization of VLSI Physical Design, area minimization and interconnect length minimization is an important objective in physical design automation of very large scale integration chips. The objective of minimizing the area and interconnect length would scale down the size of integrated chips. To meet the above objective, it is necessary to find an optimal solution for physical design components like partitioning, floorplanning, placement, and routing. This work helps to perform the optimization of the benchmark circuits with the above said components of physical design using hierarchical approach of evolutionary algorithms. The goal of minimizing the delay in partitioning, minimizing the silicon area in floorplanning, minimizing the layout area in placement, minimizing the wirelength in routing has indefinite influence on other criteria like power, clock, speed, cost, and so forth. Hybrid evolutionary algorithm is applied on each of its phases to achieve the objective. Because evolutionary algorithm that includes one or many local search steps within its evolutionary cycles to obtain the minimization of area and interconnect length. This approach combines a hierarchical design like genetic algorithm and simulated annealing to attain the objective. This hybrid approach can quickly produce optimal solutions for the popular benchmarks.

Improved Method of Hybrid Genetic Algorithm

2014 ◽  
Vol 556-562 ◽  
pp. 4014-4017
Author(s):  
Lei Ding ◽  
Yong Jun Luo ◽  
Yang Yang Wang ◽  
Zheng Li ◽  
Bing Yin Yao
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Conjugate Gradient Method ◽  
Conjugate Gradient ◽  
Gradient Method ◽  
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Local Optimum ◽  
Global Optimal Solution ◽  
Global Optimal ◽  
Better Than

On account of low convergence of the traditional genetic algorithm in the late,a hybrid genetic algorithm based on conjugate gradient method and genetic algorithm is proposed.This hybrid algorithm takes advantage of Conjugate Gradient’s certainty, but also the use of genetic algorithms in order to avoid falling into local optimum, so it can quickly converge to the exact global optimal solution. Using Two test functions for testing, shows that performance of this hybrid genetic algorithm is better than single conjugate gradient method and genetic algorithm and have achieved good results.

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