Title
A Quasi-Oppositional-Chaotic Symbiotic Organisms Search algorithm for global optimization problems.
Abstract
This study proposes an improved version of the Symbiotic Organisms Search (SOS) algorithm called Quasi-Oppositional Chaotic Symbiotic Organisms Search (QOCSOS). This improved algorithm integrated Quasi-Opposition-Based Learning (QOBL) and Chaotic Local Search (CLS) strategies with SOS for a better quality solution and faster convergence. To demonstrate and validate the new algorithm’s effectiveness, the authors tested QOCSOS with twenty-six mathematical benchmark functions of different types and dimensions. In addition, QOCSOS optimized placements for distributed generation (DG) units in radial distribution networks and solved five structural design optimization problems, as practical optimization problems challenges. Comparative results showed that QOCSOS provided more accurate solutions than SOS and other methods, suggesting viability in dealing with global optimization problems.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1016/j.asoc.2019.01.043
Applied Soft Computing
Keywords
Field
DocType
Chaotic local search,Distributed generation,Global optimization problems,Meta-heuristic quasi-opposition-based learning,Symbiotic organisms search
Convergence (routing),Mathematical optimization,CLs upper limits,Search algorithm,Distribution networks,Distributed generation,Chaotic,Optimization problem,Mathematics,Global optimization problem
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
77
1568-4946
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.35
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Khoa H. Truong131.38
Perumal Nallagownden263.22
Zuhairi Baharudin342.47
Dieu N. Vo442.45