Title: A novel multi-objective optimisation algorithm: artificial bee colony in conjunction with bacterial foraging

Authors: Mohammad Javad Mahmoodabadi; Milad Taherkhorsandi; Rahmat Abedzadeh Maafi; Krystel K. Castillo-Villar

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sirjan University of Technology, Sirjan, Iran ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA

Abstract: A novel multi-objective optimisation algorithm is proposed in the present study in order to gain the advantages of two well-known optimisation algorithms, artificial bee colony (ABC) in conjunction with bacterial foraging (BF). The novel multi-objective optimisation algorithm is compared with three multi-objective optimisation algorithms (i.e., NSGA II, SPEA 2, and Sigma MOPSO). The unique features of ABC involve fast convergence, strong robustness, high flexibility, and fewer setting parameters in solving real-parameter, non-convex, and non-smooth optimisation problems; however, the outstanding qualities of BF include excellent global searching and the self-adaptability of individuals in the group searching activities. More precisely, innovative approaches, such as the Sigma method and the neighbourhood radius approach to confinement of the archive are employed in the proposed algorithm to introduce this hybrid optimisation algorithm. To evaluate the ability of the proposed algorithm, the Pareto solutions obtained from this algorithm are compared with three well-known multi-objective optimisation algorithms. The results prove that the proposed hybrid algorithm achieves non-dominated Pareto solutions closer to the true optimal Pareto front and outperforms three prominent multi-objective optimisation algorithms.

Keywords: multi-objective optimisation; hybrid optimisation; artificial bee colony; ABC; bacterial foraging optimisation; BFO; optimal Pareto.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIEI.2015.073088

International Journal of Intelligent Engineering Informatics, 2015 Vol.3 No.4, pp.369 - 386

Received: 16 Mar 2015
Accepted: 02 Jul 2015
Published online: 16 Nov 2015 *

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