An Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Niche is an important technique for multi-peak function optimization. When the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is used in multi-peak function optimization, there exist some problems, such as easily falling into prematurely, having slow convergence rate and so on. To solve above problems, an improved PSO algorithm based on niche technique is brought forward. PSO algorithm utilizes properties of swarm behavior to solve optimization problems rapidly. Niche techniques have the ability to locate multiple solutions in multimodal domains. The improved PSO algorithm not only has the efficient parallelism but also increases the diversity of population because of the niche technique. The simulation result shows that the new algorithm is prior to traditional PSO algorithm, having stronger adaptability and convergence, solving better the question on multi-peak function optimization.