摘要
In this paper, a new preference multi-objective optimization algorithm called immune clone algorithm based on reference direction method （RD-ICA） is proposed for solving many-objective optimization problems. First, an intelligent recombination operator, which performs well on the functions comprising many parameters, is introduced into an immune clone algorithm so as to explore the potentially excellent gene segments of all individuals in the antibody pop- ulation. Second, a reference direction method, a very strict ranking based on the desire of decision makers （DMs）, is used to guide selection and clone of the active population. Then a light beam search （LBS） is borrowed to pick out a small set of individuals filling the external population. The proposed method has been extensively compared with other recently proposed evolutionary multi-objective optimization （EMO） approaches over DTLZ problems with from 4 to 100 objectives. Experimental results indicate RD-ICA can achieve competitive results.
In this paper, a new preference multi-objective optimization algorithm called immune clone algorithm based on reference direction method （RD-ICA） is proposed for solving many-objective optimization problems. First, an intelligent recombination operator, which performs well on the functions comprising many parameters, is introduced into an immune clone algorithm so as to explore the potentially excellent gene segments of all individuals in the antibody pop- ulation. Second, a reference direction method, a very strict ranking based on the desire of decision makers （DMs）, is used to guide selection and clone of the active population. Then a light beam search （LBS） is borrowed to pick out a small set of individuals filling the external population. The proposed method has been extensively compared with other recently proposed evolutionary multi-objective optimization （EMO） approaches over DTLZ problems with from 4 to 100 objectives. Experimental results indicate RD-ICA can achieve competitive results.
基金
The authors would like to thank the editor and the reviewers for helpful comments that greatly improved the paper. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos. 613731 l 1, 61272279, 61003199 and 61203303）
the Fundamental Re- search Funds for the Central Universities （K50511020014, K5051302084, K50510020011, K5051302049 and K5051302023）
the Fund for Foreign Scholars in University Research and Teaching Programs （the 111 Project） （B07048）
and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University （NCET- 12-0920）.
