An efficient hybrid approach based on Harris Hawks optimization and imperialist competitive algorithm for structural optimization

• Published in: Engineering with computers Vol. 38; no. Suppl 2; pp. 1555 - 1583
• Main Authors: Kaveh, A., Rahmani, P., Eslamlou, A. Dadras
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bombings; Business competition; CAE) and Design; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization; Civil engineering; Classical Mechanics; Competition; Computer Science; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD; Control; Evolution; Evolutionary algorithms; Foraging behavior; Genetic algorithms; Math. Applications in Chemistry; Mathematical and Computational Engineering; Optimization; Original Article; Population; Robustness (mathematics); Search methods; Structural engineering; Systems Theory; Benchmark functions; Harris Hawks optimization; Imperialist competitive algorithm; Hybrid algorithm; Truss structures

In this paper, a new hybrid algorithm is introduced, combining two Harris Hawks Optimizer (HHO) and the Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA) to achieve a better search strategy. HHO is a new population-based, nature-inspired optimization algorithm that mimics Harris Hawks cooperative behavior and...