Adaptive stochastic resonance method for weak signal detection based on particle swarm optimization

In order to solve the parameter adjustment problems of adaptive stochastic resonance system in the areas of weak signal detection,this article presents a new method to enhance the detection efficiency and availability in the system of two-dimensional Duffing based on particle swarm optimization.First,the influence of different parameters on the detection performance is analyzed respectively.The correlation between parameter adjustment and stochastic resonance effect is also discussed and converted to the problem of multi-parameter optimization.Second,the experiments including typical system and sea clutter data are conducted to verify the effect of the proposed method.Results show that the proposed method is highly effective to detect weak signal from chaotic background,and enhance the output SNR greatly.

Reliability-based design optimization for flexible mechanism with particle swarm optimization and advanced extremum response surface method

To improve the computational efficiency of the reliability-based design optimization(RBDO) of flexible mechanism, particle swarm optimization-advanced extremum response surface method(PSO-AERSM) was proposed by integrating particle swarm optimization(PSO) algorithm and advanced extremum response surface method(AERSM). Firstly, the AERSM was developed and its mathematical model was established based on artificial neural network, and the PSO algorithm was investigated. And then the RBDO model of flexible mechanism was presented based on AERSM and PSO. Finally, regarding cross-sectional area as design variable, the reliability optimization of flexible mechanism was implemented subject to reliability degree and uncertainties based on the proposed approach. The optimization results show that the cross-section sizes obviously reduce by 22.96 mm^2 while keeping reliability degree. Through the comparison of methods, it is demonstrated that the AERSM holds high computational efficiency while keeping computational precision for the RBDO of flexible mechanism, and PSO algorithm minimizes the response of the objective function. The efforts of this work provide a useful sight for the reliability optimization of flexible mechanism, and enrich and develop the reliability theory as well.

Prediction model for permeability index by integrating case-based reasoning with adaptive particle swarm optimization

To effectively predict the permeability index of smelting process in the imperial smelting furnace,anintelligent prediction model is proposed.It integrates the case-based reasoning(CBR)with adaptive par-ticle swarm optimization(PSO).The number of nearest neighbors and the weighted features vector areoptimized online using the adaptive PSOto improve the prediction accuracy of CBR.The adaptive inertiaweight and mutation operation are used to overcome the premature convergence of the PSO.The proposedmethod is validated a compared with the basic weighted CBR.The results show that the proposed modelhas higher prediction accuracy and better performance than the basic CBR model.

Coordinated Controller Tuning of a Boiler Turbine Unit with New Binary Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

Coordinated controller tuning of the boiler turbine unit is a challenging task due to the nonlinear and coupling characteristics of the system.In this paper,a new variant of binary particle swarm optimization （PSO） algorithm,called probability based binary PSO （PBPSO）,is presented to tune the parameters of a coordinated controller.The simulation results show that PBPSO can effectively optimize the control parameters and achieves better control performance than those based on standard discrete binary PSO,modified binary PSO,and standard continuous PSO.

Particle swarm optimization and its application to seismic inversion of igneous rocks

In order to improve the fine structure inversion ability of igneous rocks for the exploration of underlying strata, based on particle swarm optimization(PSO), we have developed a method for seismic wave impedance inversion. Through numerical simulation, we tested the effects of different algorithm parameters and different model parameterization methods on PSO wave impedance inversion, and analyzed the characteristics of PSO method. Under the conclusions drawn from numerical simulation, we propose the scheme of combining a cross-moving strategy based on a divided block model and high-frequency filtering technology for PSO inversion. By analyzing the inversion results of a wedge model of a pitchout coal seam and a coal coking model with igneous rock intrusion, we discuss the vertical and horizontal resolution, stability and reliability of PSO inversion. Based on the actual seismic and logging data from an igneous area, by taking a seismic profile through wells as an example, we discuss the characteristics of three inversion methods, including model-based wave impedance inversion, multi-attribute seismic inversion based on probabilistic neural network(PNN) and wave impedance inversion based on PSO.And we draw the conclusion that the inversion based on PSO method has a better result for this igneous area.

Weak thruster fault detection for AUV based on stochastic resonance and wavelet reconstruction

When the bi-stable stochastic resonance method was applied to enhance weak thruster fault for autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV), the enhancement performance could not satisfy the detection requirement of weak thruster fault. As for this problem, a fault feature enhancement method based on mono-stable stochastic resonance was proposed. In the method, in order to improve the enhancement performance of weak thruster fault feature, the conventional bi-stable potential function was changed to mono-stable potential function which was more suitable for aperiodic signals. Furthermore, when particle swarm optimization was adopted to adjust the parameters of mono-stable stochastic resonance system, the global convergent time would be long. An improved particle swarm optimization method was developed by changing the linear inertial weighted function as nonlinear function with cosine function, so as to reduce the global convergent time. In addition, when the conventional wavelet reconstruction method was adopted to detect the weak thruster fault, undetected fault or false alarm may occur. In order to successfully detect the weak thruster fault, a weak thruster detection method was proposed based on the integration of stochastic resonance and wavelet reconstruction. In the method, the optimal reconstruction scale was determined by comparing wavelet entropies corresponding to each decomposition scale. Finally, pool-experiments were performed on AUV with thruster fault. The effectiveness of the proposed mono-stable stochastic resonance method in enhancing fault feature and reducing the global convergent time was demonstrated in comparison with particle swarm optimization based bi-stochastic resonance method. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the proposed fault detection method was illustrated in comparison with the conventional wavelet reconstruction.

Stochastic focusing search:a novel optimization algorithm for real-parameter optimization

A novel optimization algorithm called stochastic focusing search （SFS） for the real-parameter optimization is proposed. The new algorithm is a swarm intelligence algorithm, which is based on simulating the act of human randomized searching, and the human searching behaviors. The algorithm＇s performance is studied using a challenging set of typically complex functions with comparison of differential evolution （DE） and three modified particle swarm optimization （PSO） algorithms, and the simulation results show that SFS is competitive to solve most parts of the benchmark problems and will become a promising candidate of search algorithms especially when the existing algorithms have some difficulties in solving certain problems.

Design of Soft Computing Based Optimal PI Controller for Greenhouse System

Greenhouse system (GHS) is the worldwide fastest growing phenomenon in agricultural sector. Greenhouse models are essential for improving control efficiencies. The Relative Gain Analysis (RGA) reveals that the GHS control is complex due to 1) high nonlinear interactions between the biological subsystem and the physical subsystem and 2) strong coupling between the process variables such as temperature and humidity. In this paper, a decoupled linear cooling model has been developed using a feedback-feed forward linearization technique. Further, based on the model developed Internal Model Control (IMC) based Proportional Integrator (PI) controller parameters are optimized using Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to achieve minimum Integral Square Error (ISE). The closed loop control is carried out using the above control schemes for set-point change and disturbance rejection. Finally, closed loop servo and servo-regulatory responses of GHS are compared quantitatively as well as qualitatively. The results implicate that IMC based PI controller using PSO provides better performance than the IMC based PI controller using GA. Also, it is observed that the disturbance introduced in one loop will not affect the other loop due to feedback-feed forward linearization and decoupling. Such a control scheme used for GHS would result in better yield in production of crops such as tomato, lettuce and broccoli.

APPLICATION OF SURROGATE BASED PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION TO THE RELIABILITY-BASED ROBUST DESIGN OF COMPOSITE PRESSURE VESSELS

A surrogate based particle swarm optimization （SBPSO） algorithm which combines the surrogate modeling technique and particle swarm optimization is applied to the reliability- based robust design （RBRD） of composite pressure vessels. The algorithm and efficiency of SBPSO are displayed through numerical examples. A model for filament-wound composite pressure vessels with metallic liner is then studied by netting analysis and its responses are analyzed by using Finite element method （performed by software ANSYS）. An optimization problem for maximizing the performance factor is formulated by choosing the winding orientation of the helical plies in the cylindrical portion, the thickness of metal liner and the drop off region size as the design variables. Strength constraints for composite layers and the metal liner are constructed by using Tsai-Wu failure criterion and Mises failure criterion respectively. Numerical examples show that the method proposed can effectively solve the RBRD problem, and the optimal results of the proposed model can satisfy certain reliability requirement and have the robustness to the fluctuation of design variables.

Optimal Linear Phase Finite Impulse Response Band Pass Filter Design Using Craziness Based Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

An efficient method is proposed for the design of finite impulse response(FIR) filter with arbitrary pass band edge,stop band edge frequencies and transition width.The proposed FIR band stop filter is designed using craziness based particle swarm optimization(CRPSO) approach.Given the filter specifications to be realized,the CRPSO algorithm generates a set of optimal filter coefficients and tries to meet the ideal frequency response characteristics.In this paper,for the given problem,the realizations of the optimal FIR band pass filters of different orders have been performed.The simulation results have been compared with those obtained by the well accepted evolutionary algorithms,such as Parks and McClellan algorithm(PMA),genetic algorithm(GA) and classical particle swarm optimization(PSO).Several numerical design examples justify that the proposed optimal filter design approach using CRPSO outperforms PMA and PSO,not only in the accuracy of the designed filter but also in the convergence speed and solution quality.

连续双向拍卖中演化Risk-Based策略研究

Risk-Based策略是基于风险行为的代理策略。为了改善Risk-Based代理的行为,使交易价格迅速收敛于市场均衡价格,提高市场效率,提出利用粒子群优化算法演化Risk-Based策略参数。首先分析了影响Risk-Based代理行为的关键参数;之后提出了改进的粒子群优化算法演化Risk-Based策略关键参数的模型。最后,在基于市场控制的模拟系统中采用连续双向拍卖机制对演化Risk-Based策略进行了实验评价,结果表明演化后的Risk-Based策略比演化前的策略更为优秀。

Shape control on probability density function in stochastic systems

A novel strategy of probability density function （PDF） shape control is proposed in stochastic systems. The control er is designed whose parameters are optimal y obtained through the improved particle swarm optimization algorithm. The parameters of the control er are viewed as the space position of a particle in particle swarm optimization algorithm and updated continual y until the control er makes the PDF of the state variable as close as possible to the expected PDF. The proposed PDF shape control technique is compared with the equivalent linearization technique through simulation experiments. The results show the superiority and the effectiveness of the proposed method. The control er is excellent in making the state PDF fol ow the expected PDF and has the very smal error between the state PDF and the expected PDF, solving the control problem of the PDF shape in stochastic systems effectively.

Multi-agent decision support system for missile defense based on improved PSO algorithm

Ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) is important for its special role in ensuring national security and maintaining strategic balance. Research on modeling and simulation of the BMDS beforehand is essential as developing a real one requires lots of manpower and resources. BMDS is a typical complex system for its nonlinear, adaptive and uncertainty characteristics. The agent-based modeling method is well suited for the complex system whose overall behaviors are determined by interactions among individual elements. A multi-agent decision support system (DSS), which includes missile agent, radar agent and command center agent, is established based on the studies of structure and function of BMDS. Considering the constraints brought by radar, intercept missile, offensive missile and commander, the objective function of DSS is established. In order to dynamically generate the optimal interception plan, the variable neighborhood negative selection particle swarm optimization (VNNSPSO) algorithm is proposed to support the decision making of DSS. The proposed algorithm is compared with the standard PSO, constriction factor PSO (CFPSO), inertia weight linear decrease PSO (LDPSO), variable neighborhood PSO (VNPSO) algorithm from the aspects of convergence rate, iteration number, average fitness value and standard deviation. The simulation results verify the efficiency of the proposed algorithm. The multi-agent DSS is developed through the Repast simulation platform and the constructed DSS can generate intercept plans automatically and support three-dimensional dynamic display of missile defense process.

Clustering algorithm based on density function and nichePSO

This paper introduces niching particle swarm optimiza- tion （nichePSO） into clustering analysis and puts forward a cluster- ing algorithm which uses nichePSO to optimize density functions. Firstly, this paper improves main swarm training models and in- creases their ability of space searching. Secondly, the radius of sub-swarms is defined adaptively according to the actual clus- tering problem, which can be useful for the niches＇ forming and searching. At last, a novel method that distributes samples to the corresponding cluster is proposed. Numerical results illustrate that this algorithm based on the density function and nichePSO could cluster unbalanced density datasets into the correct clusters auto- matically and accurately.

Research of stochastic weight strategy for extended particle swarm optimizer

To improve the performance of extended particle swarm optimizer, a novel means of stochastic weight deployment is proposed for the iterative equation of velocity updation. In this scheme, one of the weights is specified to a random number within the range of [0, 1] and the other two remain constant configurations. The simulations show that this weight strategy outperforms the previous deterministic approach with respect to success rate and convergence speed. The experiments also reveal that if the weight for global best neighbor is specified to a stochastic number, extended particle swarm optimizer achieves high and robust performance on the given multi-modal function.

Feasibility-Guided Constraint-Handling Techniques for Engineering Optimization Problems

The particle swarm optimization(PSO)algorithm is an established nature-inspired population-based meta-heuristic that replicates the synchronizing movements of birds and sh.PSO is essentially an unconstrained algorithm and requires constraint handling techniques(CHTs)to solve constrained optimization problems(COPs).For this purpose,we integrate two CHTs,the superiority of feasibility(SF)and the violation constraint-handling(VCH),with a PSO.These CHTs distinguish feasible solutions from infeasible ones.Moreover,in SF,the selection of infeasible solutions is based on their degree of constraint violations,whereas in VCH,the number of constraint violations by an infeasible solution is of more importance.Therefore,a PSO is adapted for constrained optimization,yielding two constrained variants,denoted SF-PSO and VCH-PSO.Both SF-PSO and VCH-PSO are evaluated with respect to ve engineering problems:the Himmelblau’s nonlinear optimization,the welded beam design,the spring design,the pressure vessel design,and the three-bar truss design.The simulation results show that both algorithms are consistent in terms of their solutions to these problems,including their different available versions.Comparison of the SF-PSO and the VCHPSO with other existing algorithms on the tested problems shows that the proposed algorithms have lower computational cost in terms of the number of function evaluations used.We also report our disagreement with some unjust comparisons made by other researchers regarding the tested problems and their different variants.

Improvement of Stochastic Competitive Learning for Social Network

As an unsupervised learning method,stochastic competitive learning is commonly used for community detection in social network analysis.Compared with the traditional community detection algorithms,it has the advantage of realizing the time-series community detection by simulating the community formation process.In order to improve the accuracy and solve the problem that several parameters in stochastic competitive learning need to be pre-set,the author improves the algorithms and realizes improved stochastic competitive learning by particle position initialization,parameter optimization and particle domination ability self-adaptive.The experiment result shows that each improved method improves the accuracy of the algorithm,and the F1 score of the improved algorithm is 9.07%higher than that of original algorithm.

Algorithms for the Optimization of Well Placements—A Comparative Study

The Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) is one of the numerous stochastic algorithms for optimization that has been written for solving constrained and unconstrained optimization problems. This novel optimization algorithm is very efficient and as promising as it is;it can be favourably compared to other optimization algorithms and in some cases, it has been proven to be better than some known algorithms (like Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)), especially when used in Well placement optimization problems that can be encountered in the Petroleum industry. In this paper, the ABC algorithm has been modified to improve its speed and convergence in finding the optimum solution to a well placement optimization problem. The effects of variations of the control parameters for both algorithms were studied, as well as the algorithms’ performances in the cases studied. The modified ABC (MABC) algorithm gave better results than the Artificial Bee Colony algorithm. It was noticed that the performance of the ABC algorithm increased with increase in the number of its optimization agents for both algorithms studied. The modified ABC algorithm overcame the challenge posed by the use of uniformly generated random numbers with very rough NPV surface. This new modified ABC algorithm proposed in this work will be a great tool in optimization for the Petroleum industry as it involves Well placements for optimum oil production.

Ground-Based Cloud Using Exponential Entropy/Exponential Gray Entropy and UPSO

Objective and accurate classification model or method of cloud image is a prerequisite for accurate weather monitoring and forecast.Thus safety of aircraft taking off and landing and air flight can be guaranteed.Thresholding is a kind of simple and effective method of cloud classification.It can realize automated ground-based cloud detection and cloudage observation.The existing segmentation methods based on fixed threshold and single threshold cannot achieve good segmentation effect.Thus it is difficult to obtain the accurate result of cloud detection and cloudage observation.In view of the above-mentioned problems,multi-thresholding methods of ground-based cloud based on exponential entropy/exponential gray entropy and uniform searching particle swarm optimization(UPSO)are proposed.Exponential entropy and exponential gray entropy make up for the defects of undefined value and zero value in Shannon entropy.In addition,exponential gray entropy reflects the relative uniformity of gray levels within the cloud cluster and background cluster.Cloud regions and background regions of different gray level ranges can be distinguished more precisely using the multi-thresholding strategy.In order to reduce computational complexity of original exhaustive algorithm for multi-threshold selection,the UPSO algorithm is adopted.It can find the optimal thresholds quickly and accurately.As a result,the real-time processing of segmentation of groundbased cloud image can be realized.The experimental results show that,in comparison with the existing groundbased cloud image segmentation methods and multi-thresholding method based on maximum Shannon entropy,the proposed methods can extract the boundary shape,textures and details feature of cloud more clearly.Therefore,the accuracies of cloudage detection and morphology classification for ground-based cloud are both improved.