A Personified Annealing Algorithm for Circles Packing Problem

Circles packing problem is an NP-hard problem and is di?cult to solve. In this paper, ahybrid search strategy for circles packing problem is discussed. A way of generating new configurationis presented by simulating the moving of elastic objects, which can avoid the blindness of simulatedannealing search and make iteration process converge fast. Inspired by the life experiences of people,an e?ective personified strategy to jump out of local minima is given. Based on the simulatedannealing idea and personification strategy, an e?ective personified annealing algorithm for circlespacking problem is developed. Numerical experiments on benchmark problem instances show thatthe proposed algorithm outperforms the best algorithm in the literature.

Two personification strategies for solving circles packing problem

Two personification strategies are presented, which yield a highly efficient and practical algorithm for solving one of the NP hard problems——circles packing problem on the basis of the quasi-physical algorithm. A very clever polynomial time complexity degree approximate algorithm for solving this problem has been reported by Dorit S.Hochbaum and Wolfgang Maass in J. ACM. Their algorithm is extremely thorough-going and of great theoretical significance. But, just as they pointed out, their algorithm is feasible only in conception and even for examples frequently encountered in everyday life and of small scale, it is the case more often than not that up to a million years would be needed to perform calculations with this algorithm. It is suggested toward the end of their paper that a heuristic algorithm of higher practical effectiveness should be sought out. A direct response to their suggestion is intented to provide.

On the “Onion Husk” Algorithm for Approximate Solution of the Traveling Salesman Problem

The paper describes some implementation aspects of an algorithm for approximate solution of the traveling salesman problem based on the construction of convex closed contours on the initial set of points (“cities”) and their subsequent combination into a closed path (the so-called contour algorithm or “onion husk” algorithm). A number of heuristics related to the different stages of the algorithm are considered, and various variants of the algorithm based on these heuristics are analyzed. Sets of randomly generated points of different sizes (from 4 to 90 and from 500 to 10,000) were used to test the algorithms. The numerical results obtained are compared with the results of two well-known combinatorial optimization algorithms, namely the algorithm based on the branch and bound method and the simulated annealing algorithm. .

HAPE3D—a new constructive algorithm for the 3D irregular packing problem

We propose a new constructive algorithm, called HAPE3 D, which is a heuristic algorithm based on the principle of minimum total potential energy for the 3D irregular packing problem, involving packing a set of irregularly shaped polyhedrons into a box-shaped container with fixed width and length but unconstrained height. The objective is to allocate all the polyhedrons in the container, and thus minimize the waste or maximize profit. HAPE3 D can deal with arbitrarily shaped polyhedrons, which can be rotated around each coordinate axis at different angles. The most outstanding merit is that HAPE3 D does not need to calculate no-fit polyhedron(NFP), which is a huge obstacle for the 3D packing problem. HAPE3 D can also be hybridized with a meta-heuristic algorithm such as simulated annealing. Two groups of computational experiments demonstrate the good performance of HAPE3 D and prove that it can be hybridized quite well with a meta-heuristic algorithm to further improve the packing quality.

Simulated annealing algorithm for detecting graph isomorphism

Evolutionary computation techniques have mostly been used to solve various optimization problems, and it is well known that graph isomorphism problem （GIP） is a nondeterministic polynomial problem. A simulated annealing （SA） algorithm for detecting graph isomorphism is proposed, and the proposed SA algorithm is well suited to deal with random graphs with large size. To verify the validity of the proposed SA algorithm, simulations are performed on three pairs of small graphs and four pairs of large random graphs with edge densities 0.5, 0.1, and 0.01, respectively. The simulation results show that the proposed SA algorithm can detect graph isomorphism with a high probability.

Annealing Harmony Search Algorithm to Solve the Nurse Rostering Problem

A real-life problem is the rostering of nurses at hospitals.It is a famous nondeterministic,polynomial time(NP)-hard combinatorial optimization problem.Handling the real-world nurse rostering problem(NRP)constraints in distributing workload equally between available nurses is still a difficult task to achieve.The international shortage of nurses,in addition to the spread of COVID-19,has made it more difficult to provide convenient rosters for nurses.Based on the literature,heuristic-based methods are the most commonly used methods to solve the NRP due to its computational complexity,especially for large rosters.Heuristic-based algorithms in general have problems striking the balance between diversification and intensification.Therefore,this paper aims to introduce a novel metaheuristic hybridization that combines the enhanced harmony search algorithm(EHSA)with the simulated annealing(SA)algorithm called the annealing harmony search algorithm(AHSA).The AHSA is used to solve NRP from a Malaysian hospital.The AHSA performance is compared to the EHSA,climbing harmony search algorithm(CHSA),deluge harmony search algorithm(DHSA),and harmony annealing search algorithm(HAS).The results show that the AHSA performs better than the other compared algorithms for all the tested instances where the best ever results reported for the UKMMC dataset.

SIMULATED ANNEALING BASED POLYNOMIAL TIME QOS ROUTING ALGORITHM FOR MANETS

Multi-constrained Quality-of-Service (QoS) routing is a big challenge for Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) where the topology may change constantly. In this paper a novel QoS Routing Algorithm based on Simulated Annealing (SA_RA) is proposed. This algorithm first uses an energy function to translate multiple QoS weights into a single mixed metric and then seeks to find a feasible path by simulated annealing. The pa- per outlines simulated annealing algorithm and analyzes the problems met when we apply it to Qos Routing (QoSR) in MANETs. Theoretical analysis and experiment results demonstrate that the proposed method is an effective approximation algorithms showing better performance than the other pertinent algorithm in seeking the (approximate) optimal configuration within a period of polynomial time.

Clonal Selection Based Memetic Algorithm for Job Shop Scheduling Problems

A clonal selection based memetic algorithm is proposed for solving job shop scheduling problems in this paper. In the proposed algorithm, the clonal selection and the local search mechanism are designed to enhance exploration and exploitation. In the clonal selection mechanism, clonal selection, hypermutation and receptor edit theories are presented to construct an evolutionary searching mechanism which is used for exploration. In the local search mechanism, a simulated annealing local search algorithm based on Nowicki and Smutnicki＇s neighborhood is presented to exploit local optima. The proposed algorithm is examined using some well-known benchmark problems. Numerical results validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

An Effective Hybrid Optimization Algorithm for Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem

Capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP) is an important combinatorial optimization problem. However, it is quite difficult to achieve an optimal solution with the traditional optimization methods owing to the high computational complexity. A hybrid algorithm was developed to solve the problem, in which an artificial immune clonal algorithm (AICA) makes use of the global search ability to search the optimal results and simulated annealing (SA) algorithm employs certain probability to avoid becoming trapped in a local optimum. The results obtained from the computational study show that the proposed algorithm is a feasible and effective method for capacitated vehicle routing problem.

Enhanced Heap-Based Optimizer Algorithm for Solving Team Formation Problem

Team Formation(TF)is considered one of the most significant problems in computer science and optimization.TF is defined as forming the best team of experts in a social network to complete a task with least cost.Many real-world problems,such as task assignment,vehicle routing,nurse scheduling,resource allocation,and airline crew scheduling,are based on the TF problem.TF has been shown to be a Nondeterministic Polynomial time(NP)problem,and high-dimensional problem with several local optima that can be solved using efficient approximation algorithms.This paper proposes two improved swarm-based algorithms for solving team formation problem.The first algorithm,entitled Hybrid Heap-Based Optimizer with Simulated Annealing Algorithm(HBOSA),uses a single crossover operator to improve the performance of a standard heap-based optimizer(HBO)algorithm.It also employs the simulated annealing(SA)approach to improve model convergence and avoid local minima trapping.The second algorithm is the Chaotic Heap-based Optimizer Algorithm(CHBO).CHBO aids in the discovery of new solutions in the search space by directing particles to different regions of the search space.During HBO’s optimization process,a logistic chaotic map is used.The performance of the two proposed algorithms(HBOSA)and(CHBO)is evaluated using thirteen benchmark functions and tested in solving the TF problem with varying number of experts and skills.Furthermore,the proposed algorithms were compared to well-known optimization algorithms such as the Heap-Based Optimizer(HBO),Developed Simulated Annealing(DSA),Particle SwarmOptimization(PSO),GreyWolfOptimization(GWO),and Genetic Algorithm(GA).Finally,the proposed algorithms were applied to a real-world benchmark dataset known as the Internet Movie Database(IMDB).The simulation results revealed that the proposed algorithms outperformed the compared algorithms in terms of efficiency and performance,with fast convergence to the global minimum.

Integrated optimal method for cell formation and layout problems based on hybrid SA algorithm with fuzzy simulation

To adapt to the complex and changeable market environment,the cell formation problems(CFPs) and the cell layout problems(CLPs) with fuzzy demands were optimized simultaneously. Firstly,CFPs and CLPs were described formally. To deal with the uncertainty fuzzy parameters brought,a chance constraint was introduced. A mathematical model was established with an objective function of minimizing intra-cell and inter-cell material handling cost. As the chance constraint of this problem could not be converted into its crisp equivalent,a hybrid simulated annealing(HSA) based on fuzzy simulation was put forward. Finally,simulation experiments were conducted under different confidence levels. Results indicated that the proposed hybrid algorithm was feasible and effective.

基于离散粒子群算法的管道保温结构优化研究

针对目前管道保温结构优化算法不稳定、结果优化程度不高的问题,建立以经济效益为目标函数,以满足国家散热损失标准等条件为约束函数的离散型数学模型。以BPSO算法为基础改变其位置更新规则,防止种群进化失效;采用自适应权重增加粒子的全局和局部搜索能力;充分利用模拟退火算法的思想避免出现早熟现象。应用改进的算法分别对普通蒸汽管道和核电站的蒸汽管道进行系统仿真实验。结果表明,该算法能够在满足国家散热损失标准等条件下取得最优解,可以为管道保温结构提供合理的优化方案。

混合超启发式算法求解复杂两级车辆路径问题

针对模糊需求下的绿色两级车辆路径问题,以最小化车辆运营成本和油耗成本之和为优化目标,提出一种混合超启发式算法进行求解.首先,考虑两级问题解空间庞大且相互耦合,设计一种聚类分解策略将该问题分解为多个子问题,以合理缩小问题搜索空间;然后,提出增强超启发式分布估计算法(enhanced hyperheuristic estimation of distribution algorithm,EHHEDA)对各个子问题进行求解,进而获得原问题的解.EHHEDA基于超启发式算法框架,在高层策略域设计一种基于三维概率模型的分布估计算法,动态确定由底层操作域中各搜索算子所组成的排列(即高层个体),可有效控制和引导整个算法的搜索行为;同时,在底层操作域设计10种有效邻域搜索算子,并加入重升温操作的模拟退火机制作为问题解(即底层个体)的接受准则,有利于在问题解空间中执行深入搜索.仿真实验结果表明,所提出的算法在大多数测试集上优于近年来用于求解类似问题的算法,验证了所提出算法的有效性.

正三角形容器内等圆Packing问题的启发式算法

等圆Packing问题研究如何将n个单位半径的圆形物体互不嵌入地置入一个边长尽量小的正三角形容器内,作为一类经典的NP难度问题,其有着重要的理论价值和广泛的应用背景.模拟退火算法是一种随机的全局寻优算法,通过将启发式格局更新策略与基于梯度法的局部搜索策略融入模拟退火算法,并与二分搜索相结合,提出一种求解正三角形容器内等圆Packing问题的启发式算法.该算法将启发式格局更新策略用来产生新格局和跳坑,用梯度法搜索新产生格局附近能量更低的格局,并用二分搜索得到正三角形容器的最小边长.对41个算例进行测试的实验结果表明,文中算法改进了其中38个实例的目前最优结果,是求解正三角形容器内等圆Packing问题的一种有效算法.

一种求解圆形Packing问题的模拟退火算法

为求解矩形区域内的圆形Packing问题,提出一种启发式模拟退火算法。寻求多个圆在一个矩形区域内的优良布局,使这些圆两两互不嵌入地放置。算法从任一初始构形出发,采用模拟退火(SA)算法进行全局寻优,在SA执行过程中,应用基于自适应步长的梯度法进行局部搜索,同时介绍一些启发式策略。对2组共20个算例进行实算测试,计算结果证明了该算法的有效性。

解 packing 及 CNF-SAT 问题的拟物拟人方法

提出拟物拟人方法．论述了如何按此种方法为ＮＰ难问题设计出高效实用的快速求解算法．作为例证，所得出的关于ＣＮＦ－ＳＡＴ问题及ｐａｃｋｉｎｇ问题的算法，其先进性在国际竞赛及工业生产中得到了显示．

一种求解不等圆Packing问题的改进遗传模拟退火算法

不等圆Packing问题是求解半径不等的小圆在一个圆形容器内的优良布局,使得圆形容器的半径值最小。该问题属于NP hard的组合优化问题,使用传统的数学方法很难求解,提出了一种解决该问题的改进遗传模拟退火算法,该算法通过计算生成一个合适大小的初始圆形容器来指导初始种群的生成,以减少搜索范围,采用最优保存策略来保证历代的最优解不被破坏,结合了遗传算法全局搜索能力强的优势和模拟退火算法局部搜索能力强的优势,改进了算法的搜索能力。最后通过算例验证,该算法有效地提高了圆形容器的面积利用率,证明了改进遗传模拟退火算法的有效性。

自适应状态转移模拟退火算法及其应用

状态转移模拟退火算法(STASA)作为解决复杂优化问题的有效方法,其搜索效率依赖于搜索算子和参数值的选择,在一些高维复杂问题上出现效率低下的问题。提出一种自适应状态转移模拟退火算法(ASTSA),通过自适应算子和参数选择策略来提高算法的适用性和求解效率;借鉴群智能算法的均值更新方法对平移算子进行改进,增强算子的搜索特性。通过23个基准测试函数和8个工程设计问题进行实验验证并与其他算法对比,证明了ASTSA算法和改进策略的有效性。

两种高效局部搜索算法求解RB模型实例

RB(revised B)模型是一种在约束可满足问题中具备精确相变增长域的随机实例模型,提出两种高效的启发式局部搜索算法用于解决RB模型生成的大值域约束可满足问题。首先为基于权重指导搜索的W-MCH算法,该算法通过约束判断和违反约束数计分来进行搜索,并引入了基于约束违反概率的权重计算公式,根据其关联的约束权重进行修正,再对变量进行迭代调整。然后提出最小化值域的MDMCH算法,该算法通过记录违反约束和逐步消除已违反约束变量的启发式策略来减少搜索空间,并在最小化后的变量域内重新校准变量赋值,进而有效提高算法的收敛速度。此外,还提出了融入模拟退火策略的WSCH和MDSCH算法,这两种算法都能根据变量的表征特点对变量域进行针对性的搜索。实验结果表明,与多种启发式算法相比,这两种算法在精度与时间效率方面均呈现明显提升,在复杂难解的实例中能够提供高效的求解效率,验证了算法的有效性和优越性。

基于优化领先狼群算法的微震源定位研究

为分析不同启发式方法对求解微震源定位精度问题的影响,提出一种优化领先狼群算法。该算法在领先狼群算法的基础上,调整搜索步长和围攻步长两个参数,提高了在搜索过程中跳出局部最优解的能力。通过理论模型反演和工程数据分析,验证了优化领先狼群算法的有效性。与常用的粒子群算法和模拟退火算法两种启发式算法相比,优化领先狼群算法收敛更快,精度更高,受P波波速误差影响更小。该算法为智能启发式算法应用于微震源定位提供了新思路。