A Meta-Heuristic Algorithm for Multi-Objective Optimal Design of Hybrid Laminate Composite Structures

作者:Rao A Rama Mohan*; Shyju P P
来源:Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2010, 25(3): 149-170.
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8667.2009.00610.x

摘要

In this article, we propose a meta-heuristic algorithm for solving multi-objective combinatorial optimization problems. The proposed multi-objective combinatorial optimization algorithm is developed by combining the good features of popular guided local search algorithms like simulated annealing (SA) and tabu search (TS). It has been organized as a multiple start algorithm to maintain a good balance between intensification and diversification. The proposed meta-heuristic algorithm is evaluated by solving the stacking sequence optimization of hybrid fiber-reinforced composite plate, cylindrical shell, and pressure vessel problems. The standard performance metrics for evaluating multi-objective optimization algorithms are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm over other popular evolutionary algorithms like Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithms (NSGA-II), Pareto Archived Evolutionary Strategy (PAES), micro-GA, and Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization (MOPSO).

  • 出版日期2010-4