Optimum Design of Sandwich Panel Using Hybrid Metaheuristics Approach

• Published in: Han-guk haeyang gonghak hoeji (Online) Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 38 - 46
• Main Authors: Kim, Yun-Young, Cho, Min-Cheol, Park, Je-Woong, Gotoh, Koji, Toyosada, Masahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국해양공학회 01.11.2003
• Subjects: 해양공학; Global Optimisation; Tabu Search; Scatter Search; Micro-genetic Simulated Annealing; Metaheuristics
• ISSN: 1225-0767; 2287-6715

Aim of this article is to propose Micro-Genetic Simulated Annealing (${\mu}GSA$) as a hybrid metaheuristics approach to find the global optimum of nonlinear optimisation problems. This approach combines the features of modern metaheuristics such as micro-genetic algorithm (${\mu}GAs$) and simulated annealing (SA) with the general robustness of parallel exploration and asymptotic convergence, respectively. Therefore, ${\mu}GSA$ approach can help in avoiding the premature convergence and can search for better global solution, because of its wide spread applicability, global perspective and inherent parallelism. For the superior performance of the ${\mu}GSA$, the five well-know benchmark test functions that were tested and compared with the two global optimisation approaches: scatter search (SS) and hybrid scatter genetic tabu (HSGT) approach. A practical application to structural sandwich panel is also examined by optimism the weight function. From the simulation results, it has been concluded that the proposed ${\mu}GSA$ approach is an effective optimisation tool for soloing continuous nonlinear global optimisation problems in suitable computational time frame.