Structure Optimal Design for Portable Exoskeleton Using Improved Particle Swarm Optimization

2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 4845-4850
Author(s):  
Fang Liu ◽  
Wen Ming Cheng ◽  
Yi Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Particle Swarm Optimization ◽  
Simulated Annealing ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Particle Swarm ◽  
Lower Extremities ◽  
Legged Locomotion ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Position Vector ◽  
Swarm Optimization ◽  
Improved Particle Swarm Optimization

Portable exoskeleton is directed at providing necessary support and help for loaded legged locomotion. The kernel of whole mechanical construction of the exoskeleton is lower extremities. The lower extremities consist of exoskeleton thigh, exoskeleton shank, hydraulic cylinder and corresponding joints. In order to find the optimal combination of design parameters of lower extremities, an improved particle swarm optimization algorithm based on simulated annealing is proposed. To improve global and local search ability of the proposed approach, the inertia weight is varied over time, and jumping probability of simulated annealing is adopted in updating the position vector of particles. Experimental results show that the improved algorithm can obtain the optimal design solutions stably and effectively with less iteration compared to the standard particle swarm optimization and simulated annealing; using ANSYS software build finite element model with the optimization result, then analyzes the strength of the model, these stress results verify the of accuracy of the improved particle swarm optimization.

Optimal Design of Lower Extremity for Portable Human Exoskeletons Using Improved Particle Swarm Optimization

2012 ◽  
Vol 538-541 ◽  
pp. 3215-3221
Author(s):  
Fang Liu ◽  
Wen Ming Cheng ◽  
Nan Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Particle Swarm Optimization ◽  
Simulated Annealing ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Particle Swarm ◽  
Lower Extremities ◽  
Legged Locomotion ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Position Vector ◽  
Swarm Optimization ◽  
Improved Particle Swarm Optimization

Portable powered human exoskeleton is directed at providing necessary support and help for loaded legged locomotion. The kernel of whole mechanical construction of the exoskeleton is lower extremities. The lower extremities consist of exoskeleton thigh, exoskeleton shank, hydraulic cylinder and corresponding joints. In order to find the optimal combination of design parameters of lower extremities, an improved particle swarm optimization algorithm based on simulated annealing is proposed. To improve global and local search ability of the proposed approach, the inertia weight is varied over time, and jumping probability of simulated annealing is adopted in updating the position vector of particles. Experimental results show that the improved algorithm can obtain the optimal design solutions stably and effectively with less iteration compared to the standard particle swarm optimization and simulated annealing.

scholarly journals Optimal Design of Multimissile Formation Based on an Adaptive SA-PSO Algorithm

Aerospace ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Shuangxi Liu ◽  
Fengping Huang ◽  
Binbin Yan ◽  
Tong Zhang ◽  
Ruifan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particle Swarm Optimization ◽  
Simulated Annealing ◽  
Index System ◽  
Fitness Function ◽  
Particle Swarm ◽  
Pso Algorithm ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Swarm Optimization ◽  
Adaptive Pso

In an effort to maximize the combat effectiveness of multimissile groups, this paper proposes an adaptive simulated annealing–particle swarm optimization (SA-PSO) algorithm to enhance the design parameters of multimissile formations based on the concept of missile cooperative engagement. Firstly, considering actual battlefield circumstances, we establish an effectiveness evaluation index system for the cooperative engagement of missile formations based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). In doing so, we adopt a partial triangular fuzzy number method based on authoritative assessments by experts to ascertain the weight of each index. Then, considering given constraints on missile performance, by selecting the relative distances and angles of the leader and follower missiles as formation parameters, we design a fitness function corresponding to the established index system. Finally, we introduce an adaptive capability into the traditional particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm and propose an adaptive SA-PSO algorithm based on the simulated annealing (SA) algorithm to calculate the optimal formation parameters. A simulation example is presented for the scenario of optimizing the formation parameters of three missiles, and comparative experiments conducted with the traditional and adaptive PSO algorithms are reported. The simulation results indicate that the proposed adaptive SA-PSO algorithm converges faster than both the traditional and adaptive PSO algorithms and can quickly and effectively solve the multimissile formation optimization problem while ensuring that the optimized formation satisfies the given performance constraints.

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