A hybrid optimisation algorithm based on butterfly optimisation algorithm and differential evolution
by Sankalap Arora; Satvir Singh
International Journal of Swarm Intelligence (IJSI), Vol. 3, No. 2/3, 2017

Abstract: Butterfly optimisation algorithm (BOA) is a newcomer in the family of nature inspired optimisation algorithms. Although it is an effective algorithm, still, like other population-based optimisation algorithms, it encounters two probable problems: 1) entrapment in local optima; 2) slow convergence speed. In order to increase the potential of the algorithm, it is hybridised with an efficient algorithm, differential evolution (DE), which accelerates the global convergence speed to the true global optimum while preserving the main feature of the basic BOA. In this paper, a novel hybrid algorithm based on BOA and DE, namely BOA/DE is proposed to solve numerical optimisation problems. The proposed algorithm has advantages of both BOA and DE which enable the algorithm to balance the tradeoff between exploration and exploitation which produces efficient results. Engineering design problem and standard benchmark functions are employed to validate the proposed algorithm and according to the simulation results, the performance of the hybrid algorithm is superior to or at least highly competitive with the standard BOA and DE.

Online publication date: Mon, 06-Nov-2017

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